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CibbuanoInjury ends Hayden's West Indies tour
May 30th 2008 11:30
Australia test opener Matthew Hayden's tour of the West Indies has ended abruptly by a persistent Achilles tendon injury.
The left-handed batsman has flown back home from the Caribbean after medical staff rated him only a slim chance of playing in the third and final Test in Barbados next month. He will seek medical treatment in Australia to get right for the Champions Trophy in around three months time.
Speaking on behalf of Haydo, Australian captain Ricky Ponting said: "He's no good,"
"Haydos will be going home pretty much ASAP.
"He had some scans the morning after the game in Jamaica, and just with the time difference he had to wait to get the experts back there to have a look at those and obviously there's some tendon damage.
"He just hasn't come along as (physio) Alex Kountouris thought he would have up until this point.
"It's just not going anywhere, so we just want him to get home ... and get him back on a program to get him right for the Champions Trophy."
Haydo was replaced by Simon Katich in Australia's first Test win, and will do so for the rest of the tour starting with the second match at Antigua's Sir Viv Richards Stadium today.
It's a shame that Haydo, who has been in great form since the end of last year, has broken down with injury. But what needs to be asked here is, did playing in the IPL contribute to his injury woe? Did Haydo put his 36 year-old body in jeopardy by playing in a competition which he could have - and should have - gone without?
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