New Australian pace prospect Pat Cummins will miss the bulk of the four-Test series against India after being ruled out until mid-January.
Cummins, who missed the first Test win over New Zealand at the Gabba with a sore heel, has now been diagnosed with a bone stress injury.
Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kontouris said he had arranged for Cummins to see a foot specialist when it was determined that his recovery had been progressing slower than expected.
"Patrick injured his heel early into the second Test against South Africa," Kontouris said in a statement.
"By the end of the match he was quite sore and we had scans done after the game that confirmed heel 'fat pad' injury.
"On return to Australia, he was given some time to recover and was reviewed throughout last week by New South Wales medical staff and then by myself in Brisbane during the first Test versus New Zealand.
"By the end of last week it was apparent to all of us managing him that he was progressing slower than expected for a soft tissue injury of the heel.
"As such we arranged for him to see a foot specialist and had further scans that have identified a bone component to his injury that was not evident on the original scans."
Kontouris said Cummins will now take longer than initially expected to recover, and it is anticipated he will not be able to resume bowling until mid-January.
Cricket Australia general manager of team performance Pat Howard said while unfortunate for Cummins, the injury presented further opportunity for other players to press their case in the Test arena.
Tags: cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia First posted December 07, 2011 11:35:47
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