da fazobetai： The England team management today announced that Darren Gough is to fly tothe ECB National Academy in Adelaide tonight to continue his rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury.
ECB Media Release04-Nov-2002The England team management today announced that Darren Gough is to fly tothe ECB National Academy in Adelaide tonight to continue his rehabilitationfrom a long-term knee injury.Gough will undergo intensive treatment at the Academy and also see a kneespecialist later this week for a further assessment of the injury that haskept him out of competitive cricket since mid-July.The 32-year-old Yorkshire pace-bowler reported swelling and discomfort inhis knee yesterday after bowling two separate spells in the nets at BorderField on Saturday.With the Durham pace bowler, Stephen Harmison, also suffering fromshin-splints, England have decided to call-up Surrey’s Alex Tudor from theECB National Academy Squad and he will join up with the Test Squad inBrisbane later tonight.England Coach, Duncan Fletcher, said: “Darren had been making good progressin his recovery from injury and it’s very frustrating for him and the teamthat he should suffer a setback at this stage.”He has done everything that we have asked in terms of conditioning andstrengthening work and we were hoping that he could play grade cricket thisweekend. But our priority now is to ensure that he gets intensive 1-1treatment for his injury and expert medical advice.”At this stage, we can’t put a time-frame on Darren’s recovery and we willhave to wait for further guidance from the specialist as to the extent ofhis involvement in the rest of the winter tour programme.”Darren Gough said: “It’s very disappointing as I felt that I was nearlythere with my recovery and ready to start playing again. What I want to donow is work hard at the Academy and give myself the best possible chance ofgetting myself fit again for the remainder of the winter.”