Australia’s injury-hit bowling attack will be without Brett Lee and James Hopes Wednesday after the pair were ruled by the second ODI in Nagpur. Lee took a right elbow strain in Sunday’s opening victory, while hoping limped off with a hamstring injury problem. There were serious doubts over Mitchell Johnson and suitability after bowler had turned his ankle, but Australia coach Tim Nielsen said in the pre-match press conference that they were satisfied with how Johnson coached the eve of a battle, and do not rule out his participation.
Moises Henriques, New South Wales allrounder, has been summoned as a standby to the fourth condition, he will join the team in Delhi on Thursday, flying back to Norway a few days after returning to Australia after his side win the Champions League Twenty20.
Henriques was in a similar situation in Australia series in Bangladesh last year, and he played a Twenty20 against New Zealand in February. Stuart Clark, New South Wales teammate, predicted correctly the weekend that Henriques, who was a strong Champions League performer, would be an Australian player, once a space was available.
NOK injury is a blow to Australia’s patched lineup, which is in the middle of a tough schedule. Michael Clark, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson and Nathan Bracken were unavailable for this trip.
