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Moises Henriques out of hospital

Moises Henriques broke his jaw in three places after colliding with Rory Burns

Moises Henriques is out of the hospital following the on-field collision with Surrey team-mate, Rory Burns that left him with a broken jaw. The pair collided while attempting to take a catch in the T20 Blast game with Sussex at Arundel, on Sunday.

Henriques, 28, broke his jaw in three places while Burns, 24, had cuts around his left eye which required stitches. The club announced on twitter on Monday that duo were in “decent shape” 

And a further update from the club on Twitter 24 hours later read: "More good news on the lads - Moises has now been released from the hospital and will see a dental specialist tomorrow. He's improving slowly!"

Burns, meanwhile, tweeted his thanks  "to all the medical staff" who treated the pair and his hope that his club colleague "keeps progressing well."

Kevin Petersen, who was on-field during the collision stated that the incident deeply affected the team. 

"I kept thinking one of the guys will call. Then you think one will stop but then bang, bang. It was absolutely sickening," Pietersen told the Daily Telegraph. 

"When those guys went down and did not move it hit some of our guys very hard.

"It was the right decision to abandon the match. We had lost two of our players, a lot of players were crying in the dressing room and it is only a game of cricket."

Director of cricket Alec Stewart, posted a picture of Burns smiling in his hospital bed. 

Henriques, who has three Tests, six ODIs, and four T20 games under his belt for Australia, joined Surrey for their T20 Blast campaign, in April.

Surrey-born left-hand batsman and occasional wicketkeeper, made his first-class debut for the county in 2012.

Both players are recovering well and hope to play the remainder of the tournament.

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