Christian went under the knife this afternoon to have his badly damaged arm plated. Although having had numerous injuries this will be the first time this tough Ozzie has had a General Anaesthetic.

Looking alot more comfortable than yesterday he is optimistic that the severe pain he is experiencing will improve once the arm bone is in one or two pieces rather than four. 'There is an awful grating sound as the various rough ends of the bone slide over each other every time i change position' he says.'that's got to be bad, ain't it?'