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England batsman Joe Denly will undergo a scan on his left knee on Thursday after suffering an injury during England’s practice session prior to the first ODI against Australia at The Oval and is doubtful for the opening match of the series. Denly twisted his knee while playing football with his England team-mates in a warm-up session and was carried to the dressing room by team staff.

The injury was sustained as Denly toppled forwards following a collision with Owais Shah. His left leg caught in the turf as he lost balance, and after rolling on impact he took several moments before attempting to flex his knee, he had to be helped up the steep flight of steps to the dressing rooms by Russell and the team security advisor Reg Dickason.

Denly scored 67 from 111 balls in tough conditions on his ODI debut against Ireland last Thursday, and though he followed up with a golden duck in the first abandoned Twenty20 fixture at Old Trafford,

That place is now in serious doubt for Friday’s day-night fixture. The ECB confirmed that the injury had been looked at by the team medical staff, but a decision on a replacement is likely to be deferred until after the results of his scan.

Strauss said that the players went too hard on this occasion and the football warm-up would be reviewed. “The reason we’ve played football in the past is because … it’s a good way of getting the blood flowing we’ve felt that if it’s played sensibly the chances of anyone getting injured is slight,” he said. “If we’re honest and there is a chance of people getting injured then we’ll look at it.”

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is recovering from his injury faster than expected and is set for an early comeback to international cricket in the one-day series against Pakistan in April.

“He’s going really well. I saw him last week and he’s making good progress. At the moment, he’s doing a lot of strength work and he will be cleared to start running in a couple of weeks,” Kountouris said.

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KARACHI: Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene Sunday refused to single out spin sensation Ajantha Mendis as the major threat for Pakistan in the one-day series.

The 23-year-old Mendis and his more illustrious partner Muttiah Muralitharan are tipped to hold the aces against the home team in the three-match series which starts here from Tuesday.

But Jayawardene said Mendis doesn’t carry extra burden of expectations.

Mendis, who made his debut in the West Indies in May last year, became the fastest bowler to get 50 wickets, achieving the total in 19 matches, breaking Indian Ajit Agarkar’s record of 23 matches.

Jayawardene said he would not like to put extra pressure on the newcomer.

Jayawardene refused to agree Sri Lanka are struggling with their overall form after losing to Bangladesh in the last league match and scrapping to a narrow two-wicket win in the final of the tri-series in Dhaka last week.

Chasing a modest 153, Sri Lanka lost their first five wickets for a mere six runs — the lowest total at the fall of five wickets in any one-day international — before Muralitharan’s 16-ball 33 saw them home.

Jayawardene admitted Pakistan are a dangerous team.

“Pakistan is always Pakistan for me. They are a very tough side whether they play regularly or not, so we will have to put up the best effort,” said Jayawardene.

The second match is here on Wednesday, while the final match is in Lahore on Saturday.

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