Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has suffered a fractured finger and will miss the third Test against South Africa in Sydney in the New Year.
, will be able to bat again in Melbourne but not bowl, complicating Australia’s push for victory against South Africa.Australia’s attack has already been hit by an injury to Mitchell Starc, who can bowl in the second innings despite tendon damage to the middle finger on his bowling hand.
“Cameron Green has a small fracture to his right index finger. He will bat again in this match but will not bowl, followed by a period of recovery leading into the Qantas Tour of India,” a team spokesman said.Selectors are considering deploying two spinners on the SCG pitch, but Green’s seam bowling would have been pivotal.
Green suffered the injury while batting on Tuesday when he was hit on the gloves facing a thunderbolt from South Africa speedster Anrich Nortje. It has been a roller-coaster week for Green, who after a slow start to the Test summer was bought for a staggering $3.15 million at the IPL auction last Friday before starring with a career-best 5-27 on Boxing Day.“That’s probably cricket summed up. You can have a really slow start to the summer and think cricket is so tough then you have a few days like this, and it brings you back,” Green said. “At the same time when you go through your highs cricket can bring you down pretty quickly.
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