Injured Johnson ruled out for five months

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson faces up to five months on the sidelines after being advised he requires surgery on a toe injury.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Dec 2011, 08:26 BST

Cricket Australia yesterday announced the 30-year-old has been seen by specialists following the recent tour of South Africa, and the diagnosis was that an operation on his left big toe would be necessary.

That opinion will be reviewed in Melbourne by a surgical team and Cricket Australia doctor Trefor James.

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Johnson suffered the toe injury while batting during Australia’s victory against South Africa in Johannesburg, which secured a drawn series.

Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, 22, has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2014 season.

Former Durham and Kent bowler Martin Saggers has been added to the ECB first class full list of umpires for 2012, following the retirement of John Steele at the end of the 2011 season.

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel has withdrawn from the Indian Premier League auction in an attempt to further his claim for a place in England’s Test side.

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