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Sydney, Nov
5: Australia's leading fast bowler Glenn McGrath is
targeting next month's opening cricket Test against India in
Brisbane as his comeback match from ankle surgery. Australia
are shaping to field their first-choice bowling attack
against the Indians with fellow injured bowlers Brett Lee,
Jason Gillespie and Stuart MacGill also expected to be
available.
The quartet
is missing the current one-day triangular series in India,
which also involves New Zealand. McGrath was originally
expected to be back in action for the Melbourne Boxing Day
Test but his manager Warren Craig said the bowler's recovery
was progressing better than expected.
"The
original thought when he had the surgery was that he
wouldn't be back until the Boxing Day Test match but he's
well ahead of schedule now," Craig said here.
"He's aiming to at least be for fit the first Test (at
the Gabba starting December 4) and then it's up to the
selectors as to which way they want to go with him."
Craig said
McGrath, who underwent ankle surgery in early October, was
looking forward to facing the Indians. Lee is also
recovering from an ankle operation, performed just 10 days
ago, but he is walking around and confident of being fit for
the opening Test of the summer. (Agencies)
Published:
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
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