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By CricketCountry Staff
Sydney:Aug 31, 2011
Wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade of Victoria is likely to become Australia s understudy wicketkeeper after Tim Paine suffered a finger injury.
Wade will be the understudy wicketkeeper for at least a month, The Age reported.
Paine fractured the index finger of right hand while training with Tasmania last week. The injury doesn t need a surgery but could rule out Paine for at least four-to-six weeks to heal.
It is the third time in the past two years that 26-year-old Paine has broken a finger on his right hand while keeping.