Morkel to be sent home due to injury
The selectors will meet later today to decide whether a replacement is needed for Morne Morkel who is being sent home beacuse of a fractured left foot
Cricinfo staff
02-Oct-2007
Morne Morkel, the South African fast bowler, is being sent home from Pakistan after fresh X-rays revealed a fractured left foot. The selectors will meet later today to decide whether a replacement is needed.
Morkel injured his left foot while bowling on the third day of their tour match against Patron's XI and only bowled five overs before being taken off.
"We were not happy with Morne's condition and decided to have fresh X-rays this morning," Micheal Owen-Smith, the team's media manager, announced. "The reports revealed that he has fractured his fourth metatarsal in his left foot and will be sent back to South Africa."
Morkel underwent a fitness test on Monday morning, which he failed, before the team was announced for the first Test. Morkel's injury could keep him away from cricket for the next six to eight weeks