It's very encouraging because he's not feeling much pain at all in everyday activities, which he did before. But it's very hard to imitate match stresses. You certainly can't do it clinically and even in the nets it's difficult. Unless you can put them into first-class cricket to play a game, it's very hard to know. |
Simon sustained a low-grade groin injury. He'll have a diagnostic scan to find out the extent of his injury. Simon will undergo treatment and we'll review his situation ahead of Sunday's game in Sydney. |
Simon will undergo treatment and we'll review the situation ahead of Sunday's game (against Sri Lanka) in Sydney. |
Simon will undergo treatment and we'll review the situation ahead of Sunday's game in Sydney. |
That's always an area of concern. It's one thing starting a player with a problem and then it's always what can happen during a Test match. We don't want that situation to arise if we can avoid it. We'd like more time, of course, but we're confident he is responding to treatment. |
The aim is to get rid of his pain, get rid of the swelling, make it a functional joint and, if he's not feeling anything, he's fine. |
The calf is torn, which is a genuine concern considering it is his setup and landing leg. We'll treat him and assess his progress over the course of the next 24 hours. |
The last thing you want to happen is that he plays too early, aggravates the injury and then has to sit out for three weeks. |
We put him in the nets to do some straight-line hitting but he was aware of some discomfort, so I'll keep working on him. |
We'd like more time of course but we're confident he's responding to treatment and he'll have more treatment today. We'd like to make a decision today but may wait until tomorrow. |
We're certainly aiming for that but it's hard to crystal-ball it. At the moment it's very encouraging because he's not feeling much [pain] at all in everyday activities, which he did before. |
You've got to be careful because if you let them out there and they re-injure it then you are looking at two or three weeks longer, and I don't want to do that with a Test series (approaching). |