Australia paceman Mitchell Starc is still holding out hope of featuring in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, but only if it doesn’t compromise his chances of playing in the Tests.
Starc sliced the index finger of his bowling hand on a spike from his shoe during his follow through in the T20 series opener against Sri Lanka last week.
The 32-year-old has been able to bowl full steam at training in recent days, but International Cricket Council rules preventing bowlers from using tape on their fingers has meant Starc has been unable to feature in games.
Starc had the stitches removed on Thursday, but just how well his finger recovers from this point on will determine whether he will be fit for game three of the ODI series against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
