Injured Callum Ferguson to await further medical advice
Australian Under-19 batsman Callum Ferguson will await further medical advice on his injured knee before a decision is made on his availability for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup, which begins in Bangladesh today.
Cricket Australia
16-Feb-2004
Australian Under-19 batsman Callum Ferguson will await further medical advice on his injured knee before a decision is made on his availability for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup, which begins in Bangladesh today.
Ferguson, 19, suffered a cruciate ligament strain to his right knee on Saturday (14 February) when he collided with his batting partner while running between wickets during Australia's warm up match against a Rajshahi Mayor's XI in Rajshahi.
He left the ground immediately to receive medical attention from Australian team physiotherapist Max Pfitzner and took no further part in the game.
The talented top-order batsman will continue to receive intensive physiotherapy over the next few days before a final decision is made on his availability for the rest of the tournament.
If Ferguson is required to return home, Cricket Australia will make application to the ICC's Under-19 World Cup Technical Committee to approve a replacement player.
Further details on a replacement player, if required, will be issued in due course.
Australia plays Canada in its opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Rajshahi today (16 February).
Callum FergusonAustraliaUganda Under-19s tour of BangladeshSouth Africa Under-19s tour of BangladeshWest Indies Under-19s tour of BangladeshIreland Under-19s tour of BangladeshScotland Under-19s tour of BangladeshIndia Under-19s tour of BangladeshCanada Under-19s tour of BangladeshAustralia Under-19s tour of BangladeshZimbabwe Under-19s tour of BangladeshSri Lanka Under-19s tour of BangladeshPapua New Guinea Under-19s tour of BangladeshPakistan Under-19s tour of BangladeshNepal Under-19s tour of BangladeshEngland Under-19s tour of BangladeshNew Zealand Under-19s tour of BangladeshICC Under-19 World Cup