Durban turner, versatility main factors in Maddinson pick: Bailey

Potchefstroom, Oct 3 (UNI) The anticipation of a turning Durban pitch and the probable absence of two of their most versatile players to injury were the major factors behind Nic Maddinson's bolt from the blue to South Africa, according to selection boss George Bailey. Bailey also insisted the left-field pick of Maddinson, who has not played a first-class game in 20 months due to his recovery from testicular cancer treatment, was not "disrespectful to state cricket" amid grumblings of discontent at domestic level. Cameron Green's lower abdominal injury, unusual enough for medicos to be sent scrambling to find relevant comparisons,…