Cricket: Headley doubt for Test
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Your support makes all the difference.DEAN HEADLEY, the England pace bowler, is nursing a shoulder injury which looks almost certain to rule him out of next week's final Test against New Zealand at The Oval.
John Wright, the Kent coach, confirmed: "Dean has damaged his right shoulder and won't be available for a week to 10 days. It's disappointing for us but even more so for Dean. I think it must make him very doubtful for the Test match."
Headley has missed four of Kent's recent County Championship matches because of Test call-ups. He was rated doubtful for the Old Trafford Test with a rib injury but reported fit and was selected ahead of Alan Mullally and Chris Silverwood.
Wasim Raja, the former Test batsman, was named coach of the troubled Pakistan cricket team yesterday. Wasim, who played in 57 Tests for Pakistan, takes over a team which has three players, including the captain, Wasim Akram, suspended until they are cleared of match-fixing charges. Pakistan have been without a coach since Mushtaq Mohammad's assignment ended after the World Cup.
Sri Lanka have hit back at Ross Emerson, the Australian umpire, after he made more comments about Muttiah Muralitharan's action. Emerson, who called the Sri Lankan spinner for throwing earlier this year, said on Monday that many players around the world believed he threw.
Sri Lanka's cricket board said in a statement: "Emerson's comments come at a time when there are serious questions about his future career as an international umpire and publicity might be just a means of getting attention. Muralitharan has been enjoying a spectacular season in England and is without question a great spin bowler." Muralitharan has taken 66 wickets in six County Championship matches for Lancashire, whom he joined after the World Cup.
Shane Warne, the Australian leg-spinner, has said he was "a little bit shocked" at being sacked as captain of Victoria's Sheffield Shield team for next season. The decision was prompted by the fact that Warne would be available for only one Shield game and three domestic limited-overs matches due to Australia's 1999-2000 international programme.
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