Starc offers no timetable for return

ADELAIDE: Australia’s pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said on Monday it could be up to four weeks before he knows when he can bowl again after another injury setback in the Adelaide day-night Test.
Starc bowled only nine overs in New Zealand’s first innings before he heard a crack in his right foot and left the field for treatment.
Scans revealed a stress fracture and he is wearing a protective boot so the foot can heal.
The country’s premier fast bowler following the recent retirement of Mitchell Johnson said he was unsure when he would be back.
“It’s about recovery now and healing and getting back on the horse and I guess working back on my bowling and hopefully being back sooner rather later,” he said before returning home after Australia’s three-wicket win over the Kiwis on Sunday.
“I honestly don’t know,” he added when asked when he would be back. Once I get home I can talk to the medical staff a bit more and map it out and see what it looks like, but at the moment it’s trying to let the bone heal for now.
“I’ll be in this (protective) boot for another three to four weeks depending on how it’s going and then reassess it. There’s no point putting a time on it yet until the bone heals.”