Stoinis recovers from injury, retained in Australia's World Cup squad

Allrounder Marcus Stoinis is now fit to make a comeback for the remainder of Australias World Cup campaign having recovered from a side strain but coach Justin Langer is not sure of his immediate returnLanger said there is no guarantee of Stoinis who missed the last two World Cup games due to injury being a part of playing XI in Thursdays clash against Bangladesh Stoinis suffered the injury while bowling in the match against India on June 9 which Australia lost by 36 runsWeve been monitoring him Hes an elite athlete hes an elite professional Hes done everything possible to get himself fit He wouldnt give up the opportunity for anything would he Langer was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia official website cricketcomauHe Stoinis is determined so it doesnt surprise me with where hes at now Its a credit to him its a credit to the medical staff that is getting him up So hopefully he can have a real impact on the tournament added LangerWhile Langer said Stoinis will remain in Australias 15man squad he gave a guarded response when asked if the allrounder could come straight back into the XI against Bangladesh saying Hes a chanceAustralia A vicecaptain Mitchell Marsh who had been on standby to replace Stoinis left the Australian squad after training on Tuesday and rejoined the A group in Northampton ahead of their game this weekStoinis meanwhile bowled almost for an hour on Tuesday first on an empty training wicket in close consultation with team medical staff and bowling coach Adam Griffith and then joined the main nets session He also showed no signs of pain while batting and fieldingAustralia skipper Aaron Finch had earlier admitted that the loss of Stoinis had thrown out the balance of his side as he had to scramble to eke out 10 overs between his own parttime spin and Glenn Maxwells offbreaks against Pakistan Maxwell though played a key role in pegging back Sri Lanka with the ball on Saturday after their openers got off to a good start and Langer insisted his sides versatility is their trump cardWeve played really well with another team balance We played in India and Dubai with two spinners Im really confident with whatever balance we go in Its actually really exciting said LangerWe said at the start of the tour that weve got lots of options we are very adaptable and thats our strength not our weaknessI get the sense some people think thats our weakness I actually think its our strength that we can play according to our opposition we can play accordingly to grounds we can play accordingly to managing players the coach insisted Langer also confirmed Nathan CoulterNile who was not a part of the team against Sri Lanka due to soreness is available for selection against BangladeshHe is getting a bit tight in his back He played three games in seven days and I dont think he has done that for a long time Hes fit and hes certainly fit to play the next game said LangerCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates