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Cricket: Tait call as Lee anke injury hits World Cup plan.(Sport)

Article from: The Birmingham Post (England) Article date: February 16, 2007

Australia have replaced Brett Lee with Shaun Tait for the three-match one-day series in New Zealand, seriously affecting the World Cup hopes of the nation's fastest bowler.

Lee returned to Australia last night and will see a specialist in Sydney after taking a fall during training on his left ankle, on which he has had three operations.

Team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said a decision was made, after an MRI scan was completed, that the best medical decision for Lee would be to return to Australia and have his scans ...

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