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Nagpur: Even though chief selector Andrew Hilditch has ruled out Mitchell Johnson for the second ODI against India, Australia coach Tim Nielsen is hoping against hopes that the left-arm pacer would put behind his ankle injury and turn up for the match on Wednesday.
Hilditch had announced this morning that Johnson is one of the three injured players - Brett Lee and James Hopes being the other two - who would miss Wednesday's match with injuries.
Nielsen conceded Lee and Hopes would sit out but sounded optimistic about Johnson's chances.
"Brett is certainly out of tomorrow's game but Mitchell Johnson's woken up a lot better today morning than we thought he would be when we drafted the media release yesterday evening," said Nielsen.
"We will see how he pulls up through the training session today and all the indications are that he might well be available tomorrow morning," the Oz coach said.
"At this stage, Mitchell is not completely out. Brett is probably out for one and we expect Hopes to probably miss the next two games. It is part and parcel of the game," Nielsen added.
The Australians are missing the services of key players Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin and Nathan Bracken through injuries and Nielsen said the latest injuries came as a fresh blow.
