Injured Mark Waugh to return home soon

Injured Mark Waugh to return home soon
Reuters

INDORE, March 30: Mark Waugh has broken a finger and is to return home from the tour of India as soon as possible, an Australian cricket official said on Friday.

Waugh fractured the base of his right little finger after being struck by a delivery from paceman Javagal Srinath during his unbeaten 133 in the second one-day international in Pune on Wednesday.

After Saturday’s third one-dayer here, Waugh will leave for Mumbai with the rest of the squad and travel home from there, Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Media Manager Brian Murgatroyd said in a statement.

The injury is expected to take at least two weeks to heal, and Waugh is to see a hand specialist in Sydney, he said.

“The blow caused bruising and discomfort and an X-ray was taken in Indore on Friday morning, which revealed the extent of the injury,” he added. Earlier, Murgatroyd said the injury was just a bruise.

With Australia to play only two more games in the one-day series after the Indore match, there will not be a replacement for Waugh.