Mitch, I support and salute you, you have taken the words , almost , out of my mouth. Too much so called "sports medicine " I fear , is undertaken by medical practitioners whose approach is to assume pathology first, neurology last.
It is possible ,that the impetus for this surgery was taken out of the actual physio's hands ( who may well have had a non local solution )by a louder voice with the appearance of verissimilitude and a medical credential. This cricketer is not and will not be the only one to have his/her better interests denied by well meaning , but ultimately sciolistic heavyweights in the sports med fraternity.