Lee, Johnson and Hopes to miss second ODI by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	JR Hopes, MG Johnson, B Lee
Event:	Australia in India 2009/10

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DateLine: 27th October 2009

 

Australian suffered a big blow as fast bowlers Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder James Hopes have been declared unfit for the second One-Day International to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday.

 

Lee and all-rounder Hopes are suffering from elbow soreness and a hamstring injury respectively while Johnson twisted his left ankle during the first ODI at Vadodara.

 

Moises Henriques will join the Australian squad as a replacement player.

 

Earlier Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting was absolutely furious, claiming that the Champions League Twenty20 hindered his team's preparation for the ongoing ODI series.

 

Three players of the Australian squad -- Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz and Doug Bollinger -- joined the team in Vadodara on the night before the first ODI, after guiding New South Wales Blues to the Champions League Twenty20 title in Hyderabad on Friday.