Australia's Shaun Marsh and James Faulkner miss tour of South Africa
Thursday 15 September 2016 08:25, UK
Shaun Marsh and James Faulkner have been ruled out of Australia's limited overs tour of South Africa through injury.
Usman Khawaja has been drafted in for batsman Marsh but all-rounder Faulkner will not be replaced for the tour that includes five one-day internationals against the Proteas and one against Ireland.
Marsh broke his finger on Australia's recent tour of Sri Lanka, while Faulkner suffered a calf injury in training on Thursday.
"Shaun undertook a follow up X-ray and was reviewed by specialists this week," said Cricket Australia team physio David Beakley.
"Unfortunately, due to the fracture being in the joint of the finger, we have decided to take a more conservative approach.
"Therefore he will not be available for the ... series in South Africa.
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"James suffered a low grade calf strain during a fitness session in Sydney today which we expect to take three to four weeks to recover.
"Unfortunately this means he will also be unavailable for the South Africa series."
Australia's opening match of the tour is against Ireland in Benoni on September 27 before Steve Smith's side play the first of the five ODIs against South Africa in Centurion three days later.
Catch South Africa v Ireland on September 25 from 9am on Sky Sports 3 HD, with the opening game between South Africa and Australia coming up on Sky Sports 5 HD from 1:30pm on September 30.
