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The Australian domestic season is underway, and during the same period, Western Australia pacer Lance Morris has been struck with another injury right after he came back from back surgery and a side strain. This is a big blow to the pacer’s career, who has been out for months and got injured again in a span of a few hours after returning to the game.
Australia will be hosting England for a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series. This is going to be an exciting series for both sides given their recent form in the white-ball format. The Aussies would look to win the series; however, Lance Morris, who might have been part of the squad, might not be available.
"Lance will consult a hand specialist": WACA on Lance Morris recent hand injury
Lance Morris, after the match, suffered a cut to his left hand, which is his non-bowling arm, at a social event following Western Australia's one-day clash against England on Saturday. This is an unfortunate injury for the pacer, who returned to cricket after 20 months. As per WACA, he will be consulting a doctor to check the extent of the injury.
"Lance will consult a hand specialist today to determine the extent of the injury and a timeline on his return to playing," read a statement from the WACA.
Lance Morris recent form and career
Lance Morris was brilliant in the warm-up game against the Three Lions, as he finished with 3/29 in his 10 overs and impressed the England National Cricket Team head coach Brendon McCullum. He would be furious with himself, given the fact that he has been unfortunate to deal with injuries. He would hope that the injury is not serious.
The 28-year-old pacer has already made his debut for the Kangaroos and played his last game in 2024 against the Pakistan National Cricket Team. He has yet to play a T20I game for the national team and has also yet to make his Test debut. Lance has featured in 26 first-class matches since his Sheffield Shield debut in October 2020.
Lance Morris reveals his tough injury recovery days
While speaking about his latest injury, Lance said that it has been a smooth start and he is happy to have returned to play, revealing that he would feel average during some training sessions and speaking about the side strain which caused him to sit out for 8 weeks and it was a tough phase.
"Early doors, after surgery, it was pretty smooth sailing to start with," Morris said last week. "Then as we were starting to return to play, things didn’t quite go how we planned and it (became) a little bit turbulent at times.
"More recently, I guess there were a few sessions there where I’d rock up to training and feel pretty average when I was bowling, and pretty down in the dumps. (The) side strain, which was another eight weeks on top of what had already been a really long rehab, that was tough to get through."
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