Martyn not coming to West Indies

ADELAIDE: Australian batsman Damien Martyn’s on-again, off-again trip to the West Indies for the one-day cricket series is off again, this time apparently for good.

Named originally in the Australian side to tour the West Indies, he stayed behind in Australia hoping a finger injury would heal in time for the one-day series. Martyn fractured his right index finger during the World Cup. Yesterday, the Australian Cricket Board said a medical review found that while the fracture has healed, joint stiffness will prevent him from batting for another four weeks. He will be replaced in the one-day squad by batsman Michael Clarke, who is in the West Indies with the Test squad.