Foxes lose injured Aussie paceman

Australian fast bowler Adam Griffith has been forced to cut short his spell with Leicestershire because of injury.
The 28-year-old was signed in June when Mohammad Asif joined up with the Pakistan squad for the tour to England.

But an ankle problem forced him to miss the Twenty20 Cup final earlier this month and he is now returning home.

"It has compromised his whole delivery because he hasn't been able to slam that foot down in the way he would have liked," said coach Tim Boon.

Griffith was given a cortisone injection by a specialist last week and told to rest for two weeks.

But Boon has decided to release him so he can concentrate on regaining full fitness in time to play for Tasmania in the 2006-07 Australian season.

"It is disappointing in some respects that Adam's spell with us has ended this way, but a decision has been reached that he should return home and both parties are happy with that," Boon told the club's website.

"We have an opportunity to take a good look at some of the younger seam bowlers over the remaining few weeks of the season, which is not such a bad thing. With Stuart Broad away on England duty, there is an excellent chance for the likes of Ryan Cummins and Chris Liddle."

Leicestershire will now finish the summer without an overseas player after Pakistan leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad suffered a finger injury which put him out of the game for a month.