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- From: mikef@dph1.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Blind Boy Grunt)
- Subject: Justin Langer replaces Martyn for 4th Test
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 07:28:14 GMT
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- Justin Langer, 22 year old left hander from WA will replace the injured
- Damien Martyn in the Fourth Test against the WI beginning tomorrow
- (Saturday). Martyn was struck by Bob Simpson's thumb in a fielding mishap
- and is in hospital where he will remain for 4 days. Apparently, there was
- some bleeding in the eye and further observation is a routine precaution.
- He is expected to fully recover. There is no news on the condition of Bob
- Simpson's thumb.
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- The selection of Langer is a major setback for Dean Jones, who probably
- would have considered himself the obvious replacement, perhaps rightly so.
- However, it is also possible that Jones' fractured thumb, an injury *not*
- sustained from an insertion into Martyn's eye, may have ruled him out.
- Of course, it is also a setback for Martyn and Australia. Injury has ruled
- out three Australian players: Bruce Reid, Michael Whitney and Damien
- Martyn. David Boon has also been under doubt with a hamstring injury, but
- will definitely play.
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- As far as I know, there are no reported injuries in the WI team. The likely
- team line-ups in batting order, IMHO, are now:
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- Aus: Taylor, Boon, Langer, M.Waugh, S.Waugh, Border, Healy, Dodemaide,
- Warne, Hughes, McDermott, May (12th).
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- WI: Haynes, Richardson, Lara, Arthurton, Logie, Adams, Murray, Bishop,
- Ambrose, Walsh, Patterson, Hooper (12th).
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- I would rate the West Indies as marginal favourites.
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