Adelaide: Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said yesterday 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.


Australia's fast bowler Mitchell Starc makes his way up past a Christmas tree using crutches after talking to the media yesterday. Pic:AP/PTI

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.