John Hastings Suffers Further Injury Setback

Jan 13, 2019 at 4:14 PM

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John Hastings Suffers Further Injury Setback

Australia fast-bowler John Hastings has been pegged back once again by injury as he is all set to miss the early part of Australia’s One-Day cap after suffering a back injury. Hastings, who suffered a serious knee injury during the Sheffield Shield towards the end of last year, suffered the injury while bowling in the nets in Melbourne last week.

The right-arm pacer has previously recovered from an ankle injury he suffered in August while playing for Worcestershire but now looks set to spend some more time on the sideline. Uncapped Xavier Crone has replaced Hastings.

“John unfortunately injured his back while bowling during training in the MCG nets last Friday. He had only recently returned from an ankle injury so naturally this a slight setback for him,” team physio Nick Adcock.

Adcock, however, stated that the pacer is likely to return for the latter part of the tournament.

“We’ll manage his treatment over the next couple of weeks and remain hopeful he’ll be able to return to the One-Day Cup squad and make a big impact in the matches in Sydney,” the physio said.

The injury will be a big blow for Hastings who will certainly be desperate to win back his place in Australia’s playing eleven. With 29 wickets to his name, he was the second-highest ODI wicket-taker last year but was surprisingly dropped from the squad for the ODI series against New Zealand at home. Moreover, with the likes of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and James Pattinson forming a potent pace attack, his return looked a bit bleak.

However, he returned to the squad for the Champions Trophy after his impressive show for Worcestershire in Royal London One-Day Cup.The 31-year old played seven matches and claimed ten wickets at 37.60.

 

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