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Hand injury puts Sangakkara out of Australia tour
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Sri Lanka will be without batsman Kumar Sangakkara for the remainder of their tour of Australia, after scans revealed a fracture to his left hand, where he was hit by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer during the Boxing Day Test. Sangakkara will undergo surgery this evening and will be unavailable for six to eight weeks, as he recovers. Fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has also been ruled out of the Sydney Test with a hamstring injury, and will likely fly home, having not been named in the limited overs squads.
Sri Lanka are also waiting on the fitness of wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara, who are both suffering from hairline fractures. Jayawardene sustained his injury during Sri Lanka's first innings, when Johnson hit him on the right thumb. Kulasekara meanwhile had been complaining of soreness in the ribs after being hit there while batting on the fifth day in Hobart, before scans on Thursday revealed he had a cracked rib.
Sangakkara was hit on the bottom hand while fending a short ball after lunch, and immediately called for the physiotherapist upon crossing for a single. The removal of his glove revealed significant swelling on the bottom of his index finger, and he left the field for the hospital soon after.
The three injuries in the game meant that Sri Lanka only had eight batsmen who could complete their innings in the second dig. Their innings ended at 103 on day three, when they slipped to an innings and 201-run defeat. Sangakkara is the side's leading batsman, while Welegedara is considered the leader of Sri Lanka's pace attack and had been their top wicket-taker in the first Test.
Dinesh Chandimal is the only reserve batsman on tour, and is almost certain to be included in the XI for the Sydney Test that begins on January 3. He has also kept wickets for Sri Lanka in Tests, and will take the gloves if Jayawardene is unfit to play. Lahiru Thirimanne is on stand-by for the tour, and may also be flown in as cover.
Among the fast bowling reserves, Nuwan Pradeep may earn a start in Sydney, if three seam bowlers are required and Kulasekara cannot play, while Thisara Perera may also be brought into the squad. Perera is already in Australia, playing for the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.
Andrew Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. He tweets here
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This is bad news indeed. As an Australian, we want to see the best players playing against us, and Sangakkara is the best batsman in the SL team. On the bright side, its a chance for Sl to unearth some new talent. AUS have also had a huge number of injuries recently, and it has given us a chance to test some new bowlers in particular. The ODI series will also be a good opportunity for SL batsmen to get international experience in a less hostile conditions, as the pitches will be flatter and the bowlers and fields more defensive.
The Sangakkara injury is far more valuable than a wicket. Not only is he effectively out, but Sri Lanka's prime batsman can take no further part for the whole tour . . . disappointing as it is from a fan's perspective, i'm sure the Aussies will be delighted. Good job Mitchell Johnson
Johnson has lent a body blow - both literally and figuratively , to SL. Time & again , i'm mentioning that Sanga is the real deal in this line -up. Dilshan is too flashy- in Sehwag, Warner mould, to succeed consistently. He may get the team off to a poor start more often than not, particularly outside subcontinent. Dimuth still finding his feet in international cricket, Mahela & Samarweera are clearly past their prime and Matthews cant hold the innings together. If 5 out of top 6 are in a mess, what else do you expect but a rout?
May be Australia made extra bouncy pitches unsuitable for Sangakara and othet Sri Lankan batsmen so why not just give the series to Australia without playing rather than getting half the team injured. Pakistani fan of both Sri Lanka and Australia
Posted by lukecannon on (December 29, 2012, 15:45 GMT)@fan_2_fans- Forget it man. We ignore those guys you mentioned. You should too.and i m not Indian. But i loved Tendulkar in his prime days. But it's just politics nowadays isnt it? Remember when Jayasuriya kept on playing and playing when he was well above 40 and fans kept getting angry at him. It's just a reaction some of these SL fans are having on Tendulkar. Just ignore them. But there are are some from India who are having a go at SL whenever they are doing bad for no obvious reason. Hopefully this'll all wear off and sub-continent team supporters can be brothers once again. Peace :)
Posted by fan_2_fans on (December 29, 2012, 7:10 GMT)Where are the arrogant SL fans GerrardLK and SolidSnake hiding now? @GerrardLK ,you wanted to see middle stump of Sachin uprooted,hope you enjoyed bone cracking. @SolidSnake ,you always gave indias stats in Aus,so I think SL team has toured Aus,to lose better than india.
Posted by latecut_04 on (December 29, 2012, 5:36 GMT)Aus trouncing SL needs to be seen in proper perspective.Glad to note this is the case with almost all the Aus fans.When punter amassed tons of runs against Indian attack(?) last summer I had mentioned the same.See what SA did to his career.He should have retired earlier.Hopefully selectors note the difference in oppositions' class w.r.t Johnsons's performance.We all want Mitchell to be the X factor and NOT what he turned out to be in Ashes2009 come next summer.One reason for Jhonsosn's no show and consequent Aus failure was the burden of expectation o him after SA tour.The next Aus tour to SA will define him...hope the point gets noted...
Posted by peeeeet on (December 29, 2012, 5:31 GMT)I wonder if they'll make an SOS call to other Sri Lankans in the Big Bash, such as Malinga, Mendis or even Murali? Would be an interesting scenario to see any of those just for one test.
Posted by zenboomerang on (December 29, 2012, 3:31 GMT)Seems some posters have not read Michael Clarkes & other players commiserations (& mine) for Sangakkara in being injured... No real Aussie fan would ever welcome any injury to any player, no matter the circumstances...
The loss of so many players in the last 5 Tests in Oz shows that we shold savior every moment we get to see the top players in the world playing for our enjoyment...
Posted by Prem2248 on (December 29, 2012, 2:09 GMT)they have been sent to bat at wrong places, after the over-inflated 3 had spoiled the party. The jokers are yet to realize that the reckless hitting is not the medicine to demoralize the confidence of quality bowlers. We need Amlas, Trott, Alistaire Cookes class batters as front-liners. We have enough of such young batters in the country. The Country doesn't need Jokers that have no faith in top grade batters like Attapatus, Roy Dias & Tennakoone and quality spinners.