Cricket

The 32-year old opener picked up the injury while preparing for a first-class game this week and is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks

Australia have already underestimated Siddle's value in helpful conditions once, and to do so again would be to pay scant regard to the bowler who has had to cope with far many more average teams around him

But his performance in Test cricket this year - he averages 54 - suggests it is only a matter of time before he gets that maiden century

The two players put on a 51-run partnership for the ninth wicket to book a spot in the final against Mumbai on Saturday

A hundred and thirty Tests between them, and the two managed to become involved in one of the most bizarre run-outs ever, even by Pakistan's standards

Australia were left with needing 491 runs more with two full days of Test cricket still to go

Following a seemingly innocuous incident in a fielding drill, he hobbled off the field for assessment and treatment, where he would remain throughout Pakistan's second innings

Legspinner Usman Ashraf and batsmen David Wakefield and Srinivas Salver were axed

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Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Hanuma Vihari, Washington Sundar and Mayank Markande will also be in action during the List A tournament