A fractured finger just before the third Test has cast a shadow on Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin's participation in the rest of the Ashes series with coach Tim Nielsel saying keeping wickets in such a condition may further aggravate his injury.

Nielsen said Haddin is in doubt for at least the fourth Test at Leeds, which starts next week, and the team was waiting for more information on the gloveman's prognosis from a specialist in Australia.