Australian bowler hit on the head

Australian fast bowler Joe Mennie was hit on the head during training and suffered a fractured skull and 'minor brain bleed', Cricket Australia said. Mennie was hit while bowling in the nets session of Twenty20 Big Bash League team, the Sydney Sixers, in Brisbane, when a ball struck the side of his head. Cricket Australia Chief Medical Officer John Orchard said Mennie was initially discharged from the hospital that night but follow-up scans the next day revealed his injures were worse than they first thought. "Joe was reviewed by a Cricket Australia doctor and had some scans performed that revealed a small fracture and associated minor brain bleed," Orchard said in a statement. The medical officer described the injury as serious but said Mennie was "feeling well". "We believe that this is a stable injury and will not require surgery," he added.