Cricket-Australia's Cummins suffer more injury blow

Pace man Pat Cummins will miss part of Australia's four-test series next to India after scans exposed his heel injury was more serious than predictable and would take longer to recover.

The 18-year-old suffer the injury during his six-wicket first appearance in Australia's second test win against South Africa last month but had been expected to be obtainable for the opening test next to India in Melbourne on Dec. 26.

Further scans showed a "bone stress part" to his injury, team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said, and its added difficulty was likely to see him sideline until early to mid-January.

"By the end of last week it was apparent to all of us organization him that he was progressing slower than expected for a soft tissue injury of the heel," Kountouris said in a statement released by Cricket Australia on Wednesday.

"As such we agreed for him to see a foot specialist and had further scans that have identified a bone component to his injury that was not evident on the original scans.

"This means that his revival will take longer than first expected. He is not likely to resume bowling until early to mid-January 2012."

The predictable recovery time will probable see Cummins miss the first and second test, which begins on Jan. 3 in Sydney? The third test in Perth starts on Jan. 13.

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Symonds to celebrity in India's Big Brother

Controversial Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was today unveils as the latest contestant in the Indian television version of the hit certainty show "Big Brother".

The 36-year-old big hitter, in and out of the national side due to corrective problems, will become the first international cricketer to enter the "Bigg Boss" house, the show's promoters said in an emailed statement.

Symonds, a household name in cricket-mad India throughout his involvement in the short-format Indian Premier League, said he saw the show as a challenge, although he admit he had not seen any of the previous episode.

"India has been good to me and I have been travelling to India for over 20 years... I am hoping to have a lot of fun inside the house and learn more about the Indian society that I find very charming," he said.

"I am also looking at this as a chance to glass case the Australian culture which involves fun-filled activities like barbecue, throwing people into the pool and being totally at peace."

Symonds, dub the bad boy of Australian cricket for his drinking binges, was at the centre of a race row with India's Harbhajan Singh, whom he accused of calling him a "monkey" during the irritable second Test in Sydney in 2008.

The pair these years turned out for Mumbai Indians in the Twenty20 IPL and insists the much-publicized spat is behind them.

Previous overseas celebrity on "Bigg Boss" include the former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson and Jade Goody, who shot to fame in the British version of the show and was on the India format when she found she had terminal cancer.

One contentious guest this year is a Canadian porn star Sunny Leone, who has starred in films like "Not Charlie's Angels XXX" and "The Virginity Hit".

Bangladesh throws away the chance to record a comfort victory against Pakistan in the third and final ODI in Chittagong and lost the series 3-0.

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Pakistan entire series whitewash

Pakistan entire series whitewash 177 (Umar 57, Misbah 47, Razzak 3-21, Mahmudullah 3-4) strike Bangladesh 119 (Mahmudullah 35, Hafeez 3-27, Malik 3-6) by 58 runs

The hosts, having bowled out Pakistan for just 177, looked well place at 61 for one after 15 overs of their reply only for a power breakdown to thrust the stadium into darkness and disrupt the Bangladesh chase.

From a position of strength they misshapen to 119 all out as the tourists completed a 3-0 series win with a 58-run triumph.

A Bangladesh win seem a formality when Shahriar Nafees and Mahmudullah came together following the first-ball departure of Tamim Iqbal.

Both men scored at a stable rate with the Pakistan attack contribution little threat on a track which heavily favored the spinners.

However, the game changed totally following a 20-minute break with the lights going out, accurately, on Bangladesh.

Shahriar departed leg before wicket to Saeed Ajmal for 25 following the recommencement after misjudge an attempt sweep up while Mohammad Hafeez accounted for Mahmudullah (35), attentive leg before on the back foot.

From there it was a demonstration as Pakistan rattled through the middle and lower orders.

Only Alok Kapali with 12 and Farhad Reza 21 obtainable any kind of confrontation but it was not enough.

Shoaib Malik was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, recording extraordinary figures of three for six from four overs, while Hafeez chip in with three for 27 from 10.

Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal claimed two wickets each.

It was a disappointing reply by a Bangladesh side which looks so good earlier in the day.

Pakistan secured an incontrovertible 2-0 lead in the series on Saturday but struggle from the outset on a turning wicket.

They improved from 39 for three thanks to a 94-run partnership between Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal, but then misplaced their last seven wickets for 44 runs.

Hafeez went for a duck in the first over, chipping a slower ball from Shafiul Islam into the cover, and Asad Shafiq made just seven before he was bowled throughout the gate by Shakib Al Hasan.


Younus Khan had made a steady 26 before his edge behind off Abdur Razzak to leave his side in trouble.

Misbah (47 from 89 balls) steady the ship in typical fashion along with Akmal (57 from 84 balls), but the captain then played at a wide delivery from Razzak and steered the ball to short extra-cover.

Akmal attempted to improve the scoring rate but totally miss a delivery from Elias Sunny and was easily stumped, while

Malik last just two balls before beating a return catch to Razzak.

Shahid Afridi (nine) perished attempt a typical big hit and none of Pakistan's last six batsmen reached double figures.

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