MacGill still hurt from boot camp

Stuart MacGill has missed New South Wales training with a knee injury suffered during Australia's five-day boot camp in the Queensland bush. In the post-mortem of the adventure the players complained only of aches and pains, but more than a week after the drills finished MacGill did not participate in a state session.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported he was wearing jeans at Monday's practice and refused to comment on his injury. "At this point we're all just waiting to hear back from the doctor," Trevor Bayliss, the New South Wales coach, said. "It's really between [MacGill] and Cricket Australia at this point. It's precautionary at this stage and we're hoping he'll be right to train next week."

Peter Young, Cricket Australia's communications director, confirmed MacGill's injury to the Herald, but said the safety levels during the camp were "appropriate". The paper reported up to four players were hurt during the exercises, which involved abseiling, day-long bush treks, mock terrorist exercises and navigating by the stars.

"There are a few aches and pains ... [and] Stuart has been told to take it easy for a week," Young told the paper. "This was one of the main issues discussed before the camp, which in formal terms is called risk assessment or risk management. With this program, we were conscious that we did not want to risk our elite athletes."

During the squad's warm-down at the Hyatt Coolum Stuart Clark told Cricinfo there were "a few people with body soreness and bruises". "But if cricket was on tomorrow," he said, "there'd be blokes running around saying let's go."