'Fresh' Bedingham can't wait to get fit for Lord's final

A LITTLE over a month ago, Proteas batter David Bedingham suffered a broken toe in his first fixture of the season back with Durham in the County Championship, keeping him out of action.

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As a result, at some point, there was a concern about his availability for the World Test Championship final.

However, all those concerns were put to bed when Proteas all-format coach Shukri Conrad included the 31-year-old middle-order batter in his squad this week for the June 11-15 final against Australia in London.

“In my first game, I got hit by the ball on my toe, and it broke my toe.

“So, it’s been frustrating because I think the thing with the toe is you can't do much rehab... there’s nothing you can do,’ Bedingham told Independent Media in an exclusive interview yesterday.

“You just have to wait for the bone to heal. So, firstly, in the second or third week, there hasn’t been much pain.

“But the only unfortunate thing is I can't play. So, it’s been quite frustrating.