Injured Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait's international career hangs in the balance with doctors refusing to state a specific date for his comeback. Tait is thus in doubt for playing the ODI series against South Africa.

Tait, Australia's fastest bowler is down with chronic hamstring tendonitis. He sustained a left-hamstring tear during a domestic ODI match against Queensland in Brisbane on December 3.

Adelaide, Feb. 20 : The international future of sidelined Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait is in doubt again, as he is suffering from a chronic form of hamstring tendinitis.

According to Fox Sports, Tait has had his own blood injected into the affected area in an attempt to fasttrack the healing process.

The injury to Tait''s left hamstring, which has destroyed his summer, is sabotaging his three-Test career.

Tait hasn''t played since taking 2-40 in Australia''s two-wicket loss to New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series opener in Perth, and medicos don''t know when he will return.

Sydney, Jan 29 : Australian pacer Shaun Tait and all-rounder Cameron White have been dropped to make way for Michael Clarke and Nathan Bracken for the fifth one-dayer against South Africa at the WACA Ground on Friday.

South Africa lead the series 3-1 and will jump to No. 1 in the one-day rankings if they defeat Australia in Perth.

Clarke has missed Australia's past three matches with an injured thumb, while Bracken did not play in Monday''s game in Adelaide because of a calf injury.

Melbourne, Jan 8 : Former Australian cricketer Greg Blewett wants fiery bowler Shaun Tait to use this summer's limited-overs cricket season to re-launch his international career.

Tait, who has struggled with injury and motivation since spearheading Australia's 2007 Cricket World Cup triumph, was selected in the national squads for the coming Twenty20 and one-day international series.