Canterbury opening batsman Michael Papps dislocated his shoulder while fielding during the Black Caps training camp at Lincoln yesterday and has been forced out of the Bangladesh tour.
Black Caps coach John Bracewell said the injury would see Papps unable to play for four to six weeks and as a result he is out of the whole of the Bangladesh tour. His replacement for the Test match section of the tour will be announced tomorrow.
I wonder if, having already said they don't want Fleming to open, the selectors will opt for another specialist opener or whether they will be forced to eat their own words. If they do select another opener, who will it be? Who has any form in that position? Matthew Bell and Jamie How were the openers for the 'A' side and neither covered themselves with much glory. My pick is that Craig McMillan will get a reprieve and that Fleming will find himself marching into the middle with Mark Richardson again.
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What's Sinclair's record like as an opener?
Matt Sinclair has opened in 38 ODIs, scoring 941 runs at 26.88 with a high score of 118* against Sri Lanka.
Oooops. My mistake, he has only opened 20 times in one-dayers and in those he has scored 530 runs at 27.89 with the same top score (118*).
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