Richardson suffers shoulder injury

Paceman Jhye Richardson remains hopeful of playing in the World Cup after scans on his injured shoulder revealed the "best case scenario" for the youngster.

Richardson dislocated his right bowling shoulder attempting an athletic stop in the field during Australia's second one-day international against Pakistan in Sharjah on Sunday.

The 22-year-old, who had taken 2-16 from five overs before the mishap, immediately left the field and was sent back to Perth for further assessment.

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The injury blow put his World Cup hopes in serious doubt, but a report from his KFC BBL club Perth Scorchers said scans that were taken this week were positive.

The news has buoyed Richardson, who is optimistic of taking part in the quadrennial 50-over tournament.

"Everyone in the Australian camp is hopeful, I'm hopeful and in high spirits," Richardson said.

"I'm not ruling out the World Cup at this stage, that's definitely not an option.

"It's all about getting the shoulder right at this stage.

"JL (Justin Langer) said he's pleased with how I've been going about my business, I was really satisfied with how I played in India and going into the Pakistan series as well I was happy with the way I was playing.

"The shoulder injury is unfortunate, but these things do happen and I'm eager to bounce back quickly."

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In a statement, team doctor Richard Saw said he was hopeful Richardson would not require surgery.

"Jhye Richardson has had scans on his right shoulder to assess the extent of his injury,” Dr Saw said. “The scans demonstrated the usual soft tissue damage we expect following a dislocation but fortunately has excluded any bone damage or fracture. "We are hopeful that Jhye will not require surgery but he will see a shoulder specialist early next week for a further opinion. "We will be able to provide an update in respect to next steps once we have all the information on the table."

Richardson's injury came after a stellar season in all formats for Australia.

The right-armer established himself in the one-day team, made his Test debut at the Gabba and played a starring role in Australia's historic T20I series win in India.

His ability to bowl at high speeds and swing the ball had him penciled in by many experts for trips to the World Cup and Ashes series, before injury struck.

But the encouraging news following his scans has reignited those dreams.

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Test spearhead Josh Hazlewood, who is also on the comeback from injury, lamented Richardson’s injury but joked the young quick had done himself no favours by throwing his body around in the field.

"He obviously didn't read the 'fast bowlers' code of no diving'," Hazlewood joked on The Unplayable Podcast.

"You hate seeing that with any player, especially a young quick who has probably had the best summer of his life so far.

"In every format he's done the business."

Richardson, Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are all looking to overcome injuries in time for the World Cup, while Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson are also in the frame for the tournament and are looking to impress in the current series against Pakistan.

Qantas Tour of the UAE

First ODI: Australia won by eight wickets

Second ODI: Australia won by eight wickets

Third ODI: Australia won by 80 runs

Fourth ODI: v Pakistan, March 29 in Dubai

Fifth ODI: v Pakistan, March 31 in Dubai

(all matches begin at 10pm AEDT)