Jason Sangha looks set to miss plenty of the BBL season after scans confirmed a collarbone injury, while there was further bad news for Joe Burns but some good news for Rilee Rossouw.
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The Sydney Thunder named their 14-man squad with Jason Sangha ($161k BAT) dropping out with the club confirming he has fractured his left clavicle (collarbone).
Thunder physiotherapist Murray Ryan said: “Jason will see a specialist in Sydney within the next 24-48 hours to determine the next steps and his recovery timeline.”
Rilee Rossouw ($90k BAT) has been named despite a hand issue in Sunday’s game with Thunder coach Trevor Bayliss assuring he’ll be fine to play. He said: “He’s fine. He’s a big tough South African, he’ll be right. Put a band-aid on it, he’ll be right.”
The Adelaide Strikers named an unchanged 13-man squad from the side that thrashed the Thunder last Friday.
Strikers: W.Agar, Buckingham, de Grandhomme, Hose, Kelly, Rashid Khan, Lynn, Manenti, Nielsen, Short, Siddle (c), Thornton, Weatherald
Thunder: Cutting, Davies, Doggett, Farooqi, Gilkes, Gray, Green (c), Hales, Holt, McAndrew, Ross, Rossouw, Sams, Sandhu
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The Melbourne Stars confirmed that the season of Joe Burns ($61k BAT) is over. The club said in a statement: “Has been ruled out for the remainder of BBL|12 after tearing his hamstring against the Sydney Thunder last week. Burns will not require surgery but will return to Brisbane to continue his rehabilitation.”
