Tourists riddled by injuries

Tourists riddled by injuries

England are blighted by injuries as they head into Tuesday's one-day contest against South Africa A in Potchefstroom.

Stuart Broad damaged his bowling shoulder fielding in one of the initial warm-up matches and was not deemed ready for a return to action today despite several injections in the joint - but the management have not given up on him featuring in Friday's opening one-day international.

James Anderson played in the crushing 84-run Twenty20 defeat to the South Africans on Sunday despite not being 100% fit due to recurring discomfort in his right knee.

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Graeme Swann has damage to an intercostal muscle which means Adil Rashid has been temporarily elevated to the role of main spinner at the age of 21 - however, the off-spinner should be available when the five-match series gets under way.

Paul Collingwood is suffering from a return of a long-standing injury - lower back stiffness - that prevented him leading the side in the second of the two 20-over contests and England have opted for the precautionary route by resting him.


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