Melbourne: Scans on Australian fast bowler
Mitchell Starc's right heel show only bruising, but the
leading wicket-taker in the Ashes remains in doubt for the
fourth test against England.
Cricket Australia said today that lefthander Starc, who
sustained the injury on the fourth day of the Perth test where
Australia regained the Ashes, would travel with the squad to
Melbourne.
It also said Starc, who has taken 19 wickets in the
series at an average of 21.05, would be re-assessed before the
start of the match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Dec. 26.
Australia, who have won the first three matches of the
five-match series, have placed bowler Jackson Bird on standby
in its 13-man squad and did not release him to play Twenty20
cricket for the Sydney Sixers.
