Dale Steyn out for England game‚ but ‘close to ready’
The fast bowler‚ who is coming back from a shoulder injury‚ ran in off 15 paces at SA’s training session on Tuesday but did not release the ball
London — Dale Steyn will not be part of SA’s attack in their World Cup opener against England at the Oval on Thursday. The stalwart fast bowler‚ who is coming back from a shoulder injury that has kept him out of action since April 21‚ ran in off 15 paces at SA’s training session on Tuesday but did not release the ball when he reached his delivery stride. “I just want to bowl it‚” Steyn said to conditioning expert Greg King‚ who was at the other end of the pitch. Not so fast‚ Ottis Gibson said: “He’s not far away but he’s not ready yet. We think‚ with a six-week tournament‚ there’s no real need to force the issue just now.” How would that affect the balance of the attack going into a game against the most potent batting line-up in the game? “Well‚ we’ve still got 14 others. We’ll choose from those 14.” When might Steyn be good to go?
“We know that he’s close and he’s getting closer every day‚ and we’ll give him as much time as we can to get ready.“We’re hoping that‚ if not by ...
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