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Vincent suffers rupture to airway
[Lynn McConnell] | [Original
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Lou Vincent's chest injury is not expected to be bad enough to keep
him out of New Zealand's tour to Sharjah and Pakistan starting at the
weekend.
Vincent was hit in the chest by a ball from Andy Caddick during New Zealand's
first innings of the third National Bank Test and did not take the field
during England's first innings.
He batted at No 8 in New Zealand's second innings as a result of the time
he spent off the field.
He was seen by Auckland respiratory surgeon today who said Vincent had
bruising on his left lung and has suffered a rupture of his left airway.
He will see the surgeon again on Thursday for another look at the injury.
Vincent batted tonight with a runner and hit out hard in the New Zealand
run harvest, scoring 10 off 14 balls under the artificially lit conditions.
He had New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming as his runner, although there
were times when Vincent forgot about that and was halfway down the wicket
before remembering he didn't have to run.
He also played some hefty attacking strokes which suggested his batting
was not suffering too much from the complaint.
Brooke Walker, who was recalled to the New Zealand team for the tour to
Sharjah and Pakistan, took Vincent's place in the field and produced some
outstanding diving saves in the manner for which Vincent has become so
successful.
It is likely that Walker will field during England's second innings tomorrow.
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