Big sticking plasters needed

If it’s not bad enough for Australia that their results have taken a beating, their players are having problems too:

• Brett Lee has a broken foot and needs an operation. He will be out for at least eight weeks (as predicted).
• Shane Watson, the man made from Crunchie, has a stress fracture of his back and will be out for at least six months
• Andrew Symonds has a knee problem and is having an operation on it (tomorrow).
• Stuart Clarke has had elbow surgery and will be out of the side for some time