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Mohammad Amir suffers side strain; will bat in fourth innings
- Updated: January 6, 2017
Mohammad Amir has picked up a side strain that will limit his role in the ongoing third and final Test in Sydney to batting.
Amir pulled an intercostal muscle on his left side during pre-match training on the fourth day of the Test and was taken for a scan. He did not appear on the field at all, putting more strain on an already thin bowling attack that was then reduced to just three specialist bowlers.
That left Pakistan to open Australia’s second innings with Imran Khan and Yasir Shah, David Warner taking full toll in an explosive start. Yasir himself has been suffering from a slight hamstring strain in his left leg.
Pakistan’s management believe Amir will recover in time to take …
