London, July 15: England captain Nasser Hussain fears his career could be under threat if he continues to sustain finger injuries.

Hussain is out for two-and-a-half weeks with a broken little finger on his left hand, the latest in a string of hand injuries which have sidelined him in the last two years.

"Much more of this and I will be up there in the commentary box full-time," he was quoted as saying by the Mail on Sunday newspaper.

"I have to accept that if these breaks keep occurring there is going to be a problem."

Hussain broke a finger in the 1999 Lord's Test against New Zealand, missed the 2000 Lord's Test against the West Indies after breaking a thumb playing for Essex and broke a thumb in the Lord's Test against Pakistan in May this year.

"I saw a specialist last week to undergo Tests to see if there is any brittleness in the bones. One way or another, it is a worry," he added.

Hussain is out of the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's which starts on Thursday and faces a race to be fit for the third Test at Trent Bridge starting on August 2.