Oram to undergo treatment after the World Cup

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, is expected to play in the World Cup and will seek treatment for his fractured finger only after the tournament ends, New Zealand Cricket has confirmed.

Oram sustained the injury while taking the catch to dismiss Mitchell Johnson in the first ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia at Wellington. He subsequently missed the next two ODIs and his availability for New Zealand's opening match in the World Cup, against England on March 16, is in doubt. New Zealand play their second game, against Kenya, four days later.

A specialist in Hamilton confirmed that the injury was indeed a fracture and that the scans also revealed some tendon damage. Oram will leave with the team to the West Indies with a splint to protect the ring finger on his left hand. He will be given pain relieving injections through the tournament, which ends on April 28.