Injury rules Herrick out of BBL

Injury ... Fast bowler Jayde Herrick is hopeful of lining up for the Melbourne Renegades. Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited

Melbourne Renegades will be without key paceman Jayde Herrick after scans showed his foot injury was worse than expected.

Herrick wore a moon boot to Monday's team launch and was hopeful scans would show only minor damage but he conceded his campaign was over on Saturday.

He will be replaced by 26-year-old Jake Haberfield, a right-arm quick from South Australia.

Melbourne Renegades coach Simon Helmot said on Saturday the team had explored all avenues before ruling Herrick out of the competition based on medical advice.

While Helmot said it was a blow to lose Herrick, he was confident in the ability of Haberfield to make an impact for the Renegades.

"He had scans after (Wednesday's one-day cup game against South Australia at the MCG) and there was some serious swelling at the top of his foot and maybe some bone bruising,'' Helmot said.

Helmot said he would look to Victorian quick and ex-England Test player Darren Pattinson to spearhead the pace attack, with Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan leading the spin-bowling stocks.

"Darren is an accomplished new-ball bowler in this format. He has really shown his stuff in England in the last few seasons in T20 cricket,'' Helmot said.

"Now that he has become an Australian local player, we grabbed him straight away.

"Last season we had a strong pace attack. It's still important to have pace but we just need more versatility.

"We have some good spinning options with Murali and Aaron O'Brien.''

The Renegades opened their BBL|02 campaign with a convincing win over cross-town rivals Melbourne Stars on Friday night.

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