Thursday 15 September 2011

Aussie Bowler Harris Set For Miss Sri Lanka Test

Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris seems likely to begin to arrive and the last third cricket Test against Sri Lanka after scans revealed the tension of the hamstring.

Harris had complained of a stiff leg right on the last day of the test established in Pallekele second Monday and underwent tests when the equipment has resulted in Colombo Tuesday afternoon.

Australia, 1-0 in the three-game series, it is unlikely that the risk of Harris in the final test starting at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Friday, although the player himself wants to play.

"I want to play as much as possible, but I know they are at risk," Harris, nicknamed "Rhino" for his burly body, said after the team's training session on Wednesday, who lost.

He said he will leave the decision to his captain Michael Clarke and the management team, adding:. "If Michael is happy to have a small risk, I will give 100 percent so it's a big enough Thurs otherwise, feel and do what I say."

Hamstring strain is the latest setback in an injury prone Harris, who has struggled with chronic knee problems since his debut last year.

"It 'a shame, because I did a lot of work needs to be strong again, and something small like this upset," he said.

The 31 years was the most successful bowler for Australia in the series with 11 gates, a row of five wickets in the first Test in Galle, Australia, the former 125-run victory.

Harris took six wickets in the next test, but the heavy rains Pallekele Australia frustrated trying to record a victory clinching series.

If Harris has been declared unfit to play, Australia are the other two seamers Peter Siddle and James Pattinson, from which to choose. Neither has played the series so far.

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