Elbow niggle puts Clark in doubt for Mohali

“He’s not going to bowl at training tomorrow, just so we can maximise his recovery and give him the best chance to be able to play on Friday,” team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris told The Age. “We will see how he pulls up and if he feels okay we will play him,” he added.

Clark threw underarm from the outfield and was restricted to 17 overs in the first innings and is likely to test out the elbow at training tomorrow after a day of intensive physiotherapy.

The visitors are already gearing up to put in another debutant as replacement with Peter Siddle being the overwhelming favourite against Doug Boullinger even as Clark battles against time to be fit by Friday morning.

Meanwhile, Cameron White, who was handed out the Baggy Green in Bangalore, is delighted about scalping Sachin Tendulkar as his maiden wicket and dishing out a decent performance. “I’m happy to get it out of the road and relieved the game is finished. I felt under pressure the whole time and was pretty nervous the whole way through,” he said.

“I was happy with the way I bowled. It could have been better, could have been worse. We’ll see how it goes,” said White, who stepped into one of the largest cricketing boots — Shane Warne’s. At this point, a comparison between two may seem outlandish, but White (1 for 88) did much better than what the legendary leg-spinner (1 for 150) had on his first Test against India.

Flattering, but White knows that it could just be the beginner’s luck, and the Indians aren’t done with him yet. “I’m pretty sure they will probably do that the whole series, if I’m lucky enough to play,” he said. “They’re always going to try to be attacking — I’m the new spinner, and they’re trying to put pressure on me.”

White, however, said he didn’t quite have butterflies in his stomach when he came out to bat. “I’ve always felt not as nervous, and a lot more comfortable and confident, in my batting. I’ve never really had any dramas there.”

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