England-India ODI Series 2008

Sidebottom might miss ODI series

Ryan Sidebottom is likely to miss the start of the one-day series against India after failing to recover from his latest injury in time for the first practice match, against a Mumbai XI, on Sunday.

Sidebottom was been left out of England’s 12-man squad for their first outing of the tour as he continued to nurse his way back to full health after calf and ankle problems. The latest injury was picked up during England’s opening match of the Stanford Super Series, against Middlesex, where Sidebottom managed two overs before feeling further pain.

“I bowled a little bit today and I’ve been working on a few technical things,” Sidebottom said. “At the minute I feel really good, but the medical staff don’t want to risk me and suffer a setback which could knock me back a couple of weeks.

“I don’t think I’ll be available for a couple of matches and I could miss the first one-day international – but I hope I’ll be available for selection after that.”

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