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Summary Casey Stoner says unfortunately the ankle's worse than when I started in Japan.
Casey Stoner says hell ride with worsening pain in his right ankle at Sundays Australian Grand Prix, his final home race before retiring from the MotoGP circuit.The two-time world champion said Thursday at Phillip Island that his return from ankle surgery in Japan two weeks ago, followed by a third-place finish in Malaysia last weekend, has left him with increased soreness in the joint he broke in a race fall in August at Indianapolis.Stoner, who will retire at the age of 27, says unfortunately the ankles worse than when I started in Japan.Practice at Phillip Island starts Friday ahead of qualifying on Saturday and Stoners attempt at a sixth successive Australian GP win in Sundays race on the 4.445-kilometer (2.76-mile) circuit.
