England are to hold a crisis meeting to review their long list of injuries after key fast bowler Andrew Caddick emerged as a doubt for next Friday's third Test against Australia in Perth.

Caddick was unable to bowl after tea on Saturday during the second Test at the Adelaide Oval and batted at number 11 as England crashed to an innings and 51 runs defeat earlier today after complaining of back pain.

The Somerset paceman has just five days to recover before England enter the next Test

knowing they must avoid defeat at the very least if they are to prevent Australia winning their seventh successive series against them.

His recovery will not be helped by a three-hour flight from Adelaide to Perth, which England are due to take on Tuesday morning, and in the meantime, captain Nasser Hussain is planning a meeting with coach Duncan Fletcher and physio Kirk Russell to review the injury list.

"We're going to have a meeting this evening and go through every injured player and speak to David Graveney if we need replacements," he said.

The tourists, who have already called up Sussex's James Kirtley as a replacement for Darren Gough in their one-day squad, now have to consider calling-up of an extra

batsman with the fitness of both Michael Vaughan and John Crawley in doubt.

Hampshire batsman Crawley has sustained a slight tear in his thigh and is rated as extremely doubtful for the WACA, while Vaughan is still on painkillers after being struck on the right shoulder by a Jason Gillespie bouncer.

n England bowler Simon Jones fears he could be out of cricket for up to 10 months

following surgery on his damaged right knee.

He is due to see a specialist in Sheffield tomorrow with an operation scheduled for Friday. Jones has been home for two weeks after falling awkwardly on the opening day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane against Australia and rupturing cruciate ligaments.

"I have heard a lot of views about how long I will be out. It could be six to 10 months," he said.