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Craig HillBrett Lee Has Ankle Surgery
January 5th 2009 11:17
Australian paceman Brett Lee had surgery on his injured left ankle on Saturday to correct a long-standing problem and is expected to be out of action for up to five months.
The surgery involved the removal of bone fragments that had been causing pain at the back of the ankle.
The fast bowler suffered a stress fracture of a metatarsal bone during the second 3 Mobile Test against South Africa in Melbourne.
As that injury is expected to keep him out of cricket for some time, it was decided that it would be an appropriate time to address his ankle problem.
It is not the first time Lee has injured his left foot. He missed Australia's World Cup success in 2007 in the Caribbean after injuring his left ankle in New Zealand in February.
"If Brett's rehabilitation program goes to plan he is expected to be available for selection for Australia for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup later this year," team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.
The Twenty20 World Cup begins in the first week of June and will be held in England.
The surgery involved the removal of bone fragments that had been causing pain at the back of the ankle.
The fast bowler suffered a stress fracture of a metatarsal bone during the second 3 Mobile Test against South Africa in Melbourne.
As that injury is expected to keep him out of cricket for some time, it was decided that it would be an appropriate time to address his ankle problem.
Brett Lee Has Ankle Surgery
It is not the first time Lee has injured his left foot. He missed Australia's World Cup success in 2007 in the Caribbean after injuring his left ankle in New Zealand in February.
"If Brett's rehabilitation program goes to plan he is expected to be available for selection for Australia for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup later this year," team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.
The Twenty20 World Cup begins in the first week of June and will be held in England.
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