da wazamba： Marlon Samuels has been sent for a scan on his troublesome left knee afterbeing hit while batting on Thursday
da bet sport： Cricinfo staff19-Nov-2005
Marlon Samuels was able to take the field on the third day at Hobart © Getty Images
Marlon Samuels has been cleared of serious knee damage after being hit while batting on Thursday. Samuels was sent for a scan on his troublesome left knee after being unable to field yesterday and today, and he batted with a runner to be 2 not out as West Indies finished at 4 for 82.Knee problems have cut short Samuels’s 20-Test career and he was confident hehad overcome the degenerative issue after he left the tour of South Africain 2003-04 to have surgery in the United States. “I started out well, but ifyou know my story injury has played a major part in my career,” he saidbefore the first Test. “I’ve been working very hard on my knee so I can playas much as possible.”Samuels began the current tour with 257 in the first-class warm-up againstQueensland but like most of West Indies’ batsmen he has struggled to copewith Australia’s pace attack. Samuels made 1 and 3 not out at the Gabba andreached 5 in the first-innings as West Indies were dismissed for149.
