Swann faces fitness battle

Graeme Swann has revealed that he intends to feature in England's fourth Test against the West Indies despite an elbow problem.The spinner is suffering from the recurrence of an injury that has seen him needing intensive physiotherapy this week, with a decision yet to be made over whether he will bowl.Swann explained that pieces of bone have fragmented off, adding: "Every now and again they go in the wrong place, it is very hard to manage because it is indiscriminate when they decide to mess up my bowling."The loss of the Nottinghamshire player - who took a total of eight wickets in the draw in Antigua - from the bowling attack would be a particular blow to the tourists as Andrew Flintoff and Matt Prior will both be missing.Flintoff has been ruled out with a hip injury, while wicketkeeper Prior has returned home on paternity leave.England will be looking for a win when the Test gets underway tomorrow in order to force a decider, but online bookmakers have them at just 4/1 to recover from the 1-0 deficit and win the series.

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Posted on:- 25/02/2009 - 12:00 PM
Filed in:- Cricket Betting News