Bond may have another stress fracture

Shane Bond's injury worries may not be over. He is to have another MRI scan after he suffered back pain during a club match in Christchurch at the weekend.

Bond returned home from New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka in May with a problem that was found to be a stress fracture that forced him out of cricket until he began bowling again two weeks ago. He was hoping to be fit in time for Pakistan's tour of New Zealand which starts next month.

Lindsay Crocker, the New Zealand team manager, said Dr Rob Campbell, the New Zealand Cricket doctor had examined Bond yesterday.

"Dr Campbell has advised that the discomfort Shane is experiencing is in the same vicinity as the stress fracture he suffered in May, so the New Zealand Cricket medical team is going through the necessary procedures to try to arrange an MRI scan as soon as possible," Crocker said. No date has been confirmed for the scan.