Monday, July 7, 2008

Ponting undergoes surgery

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has undergone surgery on a wrist injury suffered during the side's tour of the West Indies.

Ponting left the tour early after sustaining the injury during the third one-day international in St George's, Grenada on June 29.

Australia completed a 5-0 sweep in the one-day series on Sunday after winning the three-match test series 2-0.

"Ricky has sustained a tendon injury that requires repair of tissues that hold the tendon in place - this surgery was performed today," Cricket Australia medical officer Trefor James said.

James said a decision on Ponting's availability for the home series against Bangladesh in August and the Champions Trophy in Pakistan a month later would be made after monitoring his recovery in the coming weeks.

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