Western Australia’s Ashton Turner suffers broken finger, set to miss Sri Lanka and Pakistan T20 series

Ashton Turner’s bid to force his way in to the reckoning for Australia’s T20 and ODI squads has been derailed by an injury suffered in training for Western Australia.

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Ashton Turner’s hopes of a national Twenty20 call-up this month are likely over after the WA blaster broke a finger at training last week.

Turner is expected to miss between four to six weeks after suffering a fracture to his right index finger.

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The injury is a bitter blow for Turner, who was hoping to earn a T20 call-up for Australia’s three-match series against Sri Lanka, starting on October 27. Turner is also unlikely to earn a call-up for the T20 series against Pakistan, starting on November 3.

Ashton Turner broke his right index figure during training with Western Australia.

The 26-year-old started the domestic season in strong form, posting a 52 in the Warriors’ one-day victory over Victoria.

Turner has played three ODIs and five T20s for Australia.

His unbeaten 84 off 43 balls helped guide Australia to a famous ODI win over India in Mohali in March.

Originally published as Western Australia’s Ashton Turner suffers broken finger, set to miss Sri Lanka and Pakistan T20 series