England suffer Bell wrist injury scare

England batsman Ian Bell remains a doubt for this week's first Ashes test despite being cleared of any fractures after injuring his wrist during practice yesterday. Bell, 24, was taken to a Brisbane hospital for precautionary X-rays after being struck in the Gabba nets by paceman James Anderson, throwing a scare into the camp two days before the first Ashes test in Brisbane.

England released a statement saying the scans had cleared Bell of any breaks but his hand was heavily bruised and the injury would be reassessed today.

Bell, who scored a century in England's last warm-up match against South Australia, was expected to be promoted up the order to bat at number three after opener Marcus Trescothick returned home last week.

Meanwhile, Michael Vaughan arrived in Brisbane on Monday afternoon but is not expected to be fit until the third test while he continues his recovery from knee surgery.