Paceman Peter Siddle is determined to lead Australia to an improved performance in India. Source: AAP
WICKETKEEPER Matthew Wade is in doubt for Thursday's third Test with an ankle injury as Australia's tour of India lurches from bad to worse.
Wade didn't train with the squad at Mohali on Sunday after rolling his ankle playing basketball.
Team doctor Peter Brukner said the results of medical scans would be emailed to specialists in Australia overnight before a decision is made on flying over former Test gloveman Brad Haddin, who is on standby.
"Hopefully we'll get that answer back by tomorrow morning," Brukner said.
"There's nothing horrendous there.
"The scan here was quite good but their specialist guy is not here this weekend but we just want to be satisfied.
"...We've got a couple of guys back in Australia who are the best in the world at reading this sort of stuff. We'll email those scans back this afternoon.
"We'll make that decision (on Haddin) probably tonight, or when we get these scans back."
Victoria's Wade has been in the wars on this Indian tour, suffering a fractured cheekbone on the day before the second Test in Hyderabad and playing the match with the aid of painkillers.
"Matt Wade sprained his right ankle playing basketball yesterday afternoon," team physio Alex Kountouris said in a statement on Sunday.
"His ankle is subsequently swollen and painful."
Australia allrounder Moises Henriques said Wade's injury was very unfortunate.
"He could have done it doing anything, but he did it during a casual game of basketball," Henriques told reporters.
"I don't know the extent of the injury.
"He's as tough a little character as there is, so if there's a chance of him playing he certainly will."
Henriques backed his 35-year-old NSW teammate Haddin - who has scored 468 runs at 52.00 in seven Sheffield Shield matches this summer - to take over in grand style if required.
"Bradley being such a seasoned campaigner now and he has toured here before so he has got that experience," Henriques said of the 43-Test veteran.
"So I'm sure if he was needed, he'd certainly come in and do a fantastic job."
Henriques said he wasn't sure of the results of Wade's scans.
"But he was in pretty good spirits just before in the change rooms," Henriques said.
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