Ryan Campbell to undergo groin surgery

Ryan Campbell, Western Australia's wicketkeeper, will undergo surgery to improve a sore groin that troubled him throughout the last season. Campbell has been affected by groin trouble for a number of years, and even three months' complete rest have not alleviated the pain.

Dr Damien McCann, the WACA physician, said that both sides of Campbell's groin were affected and that the rest and strength and conditioning program were ineffective. Campbell will be unable to train for three weeks, and will then go through a complete rehabilitation program.

Campbell has played first-class cricket for close to a decade and has scored more than 5000 runs in 81 games. He played two one-dayers for Australia and scored 54 runs.