Starc set to miss third Test against South Africa

Australia-South Africa Series

Starc set to miss third Test against South Africa

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29 Dec 22 12:52:16

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Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the third and final Test against South Africa due to a tendon injury in the middle finger of his left hand.

The 32-year-old suffered the injury during the second Test, which Australia won by an innings and 182 runs on Thursday to seal the series 2-0 with a match to spare.

Green was the second player to retire hurt within an hour on Tuesday as opener David Warner was forced off with sheer exhaustion after reaching his double century in the Boxing Day Test.

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Starc and Green's absence from the playing XI could potentially mark Josh Hazlewood's inclusion in Sydney.

Hazlewood missed the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane due to a side strain, leading to Scott Boland being included. While the New South Wales-born pacer has recovered from injury, he was benched for the ongoing Boxing Day Test with local hero Boland preferred over him.