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SA give Kallis more time

AFP, Perth
South Africa once again extended the deadline for Jacques Kallis to prove his fitness for the opening Test against Australia starting on Friday, even though the brilliant allrounder couldn't lift a bat during a net session here Wednesday.
Kallis, who has a torn tendon in his left elbow, has had just 10 minutes of nets batting since arriving in Perth and officials had originally given him until Tuesday to prove his fitness.
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But on Wednesday, they again refused to rule him out and will now give him until the opening morning of the Test match to determine if he should play.
"We have explored various forms of treatment to get him ready for the Test match," team physiotherapist Shane Jabaar said in a prepared statement.
"His response has been slow but we're still hopeful that he will have a significant enough improvement to allow him to participate in the match.
"We give him until Friday morning before a decision is taken on whether he will play or not."
Kallis, a right-hander, was able to send down a few deliveries in the nets but did not lift a bat.
He has had cortisone injections and said he felt the treatment was working.
"(The injury's) getting better so I'm making progress," he said.
His inclusion or otherwise in the team has become the main focus in the lead-up to a match, despite some controversy over a so-called "war of words" between the two sides.
Veteran fast bowler Shaun Pollock said Kallis was important to the team but they would adapt if he was unavailable.
"Obviously it'd be nice if he plays, but as a team you deal with those kind of things," Pollock said.
"If he does or doesn't play, we've still got to perform as well as we can. It will be a blow for us but we need to move on if he doesn't play."
The Australians were even more enthusiastic about Kallis abilities.
"He's been in super form over a long period of time now and were looking forward to facing the challenge of Jacques," opener Matthew Hayden said.