Sydney - The West Indies' luckless tour of Australia suffered another blow on Tuesday when batsman Marlon Samuels flew home suffering a knee injury.
Samuels departure further depletes the West Indies' misfiring batting line-up ahead of the third and final Test against Australia in Adelaide beginning on Friday.
It will increase pressure on the West Indies' talismanic batsman Brian Lara to perform after a disappointing series, which the tourists have already lost after two heavy Test defeats in Brisbane and Hobart.
Samuels, 24, suffered the knee injury when he was hit by a delivery from Australian paceman Brett Lee in the first innings of the second Test in Hobart.
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Doctors had told him he had no chance of recovering in time for the Adelaide Test and it was best he return to Jamaica to recuperate.
"It is disappointing that I am not able to complete the tour but this is an unfortunate situation and I need to heed the medical advice now so that there is no further damage," Samuels said.
Team physiotherapist Stephen Partridge said he was encouraged by the fact that a scan had showed no new damage to Samuels's knee.
The West Indies will not bring in a replacement batsman to the squad as the tour is drawing to a close. - Sapa-AFP
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