Sydney: Brad Haddin has revealed that the finger broken during the Ashes series was worse than originally thought, and has forced him to push back his comeback date to Australia's one-day tour of India.
Surgeons inserted two plates and five screws into Haddin's left ring finger during a two-and-a-half hour operation last Thursday, with the ensuing recovery period expected to extend beyond Australia's one-day series in England and the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Haddin broke the finger moments after the coin toss before the third Test at Edgbaston, forcing Australia's team management to draft in Graham Manou at short notice.
Australia's senior wicketkeeper recovered to play the final two Tests of the Ashes series with the assistance of pain-killing injections, but was ordered home ahead of the limited-overs series in England for further scans.
Those revealed significantly more damage to the top of Haddin's finger than initially thought, and prompted a revision of his likely comeback date. Haddin had originally hoped to return in time for the Champions Trophy, but is now targetting the seven-match limited-overs series against India, which will begin in Jaipur on October 25.