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Ian Chadband

World Cup-bound Head recovering quicker than expected

Travis Head has declared his excitement about joining up with Australia at the World Cup this week after making better and quicker progress from a fractured hand than he'd expected.

The key left-hander, who's been sorely missed amid Australia's struggles with two straight defeats at the tournament in India, has been back in the nets after having the splint taken off his broken left hand.

"It's coming along well, and probably better than we hoped," Head told Cricket Australia's official website.

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