Melbourne: Australia’s injury-plagued World Cup preparations received a shot in the arm after Andrew Symonds did his first net practice since rupturing his right bicep.

Symonds had 10 minutes of batting practice with tennis balls, according to a daily.

Symonds said he felt “good” during the brief session, which prompted the team management to postpone the medical examination of his arm by a day.

Symonds is expected to face cricket balls by next week and start throwing within the next 15 days.

“He has been using the bat against resistance with a bit of tubing in the rooms, so today we thought we would get him out with a tennis ball,” Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.

(PTI)