da apostebet： SYDNEY – Darren Lehmann’s place on the Australian limited overs crickettour to Kenya remained in jeopardy after he failed to secure a medicalclearance today.
AAP18-Aug-2002SYDNEY – Darren Lehmann’s place on the Australian limited overs crickettour to Kenya remained in jeopardy after he failed to secure a medicalclearance today.Lehmann fractured his little finger on his left hand eight days agoplaying in the final match of his stint with English county sideYorkshire.He flew to Melbourne today to have the injury assessed by Australianteam doctor Trefor James but it was inconclusive.The selectors were to discuss Lehmann’s position later tonight with thepossibility he could undergo further examination before the team departson Monday week for the triangular series with Pakistan and Kenya inNairobi.They may decide Lehmann would be better off resting the injury andrejoining the Australian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy whichfollows in Colombo from September 12-29.In that case a replacement – likely an allrounder like Ian Harvey orAndrew Symonds given Lehmann’s useful bowling ability – could be pickedfrom the Australia A squad currently in training for a seven matchlimited overs tour to South Africa.