The Ashes has reached its peak in phrases of controversy with Jonny Bairstow‘s dismissal nonetheless eking out reactions out of former cricketers from England and Australia. But with all stated and finished, England discover themselves in bother having misplaced the primary two Tests of the series. Ahead of the third Test in Headingley, the hosts have suffered one more major blow as their quantity three batter Ollie Pope has been ruled out of the rest of the series.
Engand Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the information stating that Pope has dislocated his proper shoulder and can endure surgical procedure for a similar. He underwent scans in London on Monday and that’s when the administration obtained to know the extent of damage. ECB has additionally determined to not identify a alternative for him within the squad. Daniel Lawrence is the one different batter within the squad and he’ll probably bat at quantity three for the remainder of the series.
Pope getting ruled out is a major blow to England as he was simply settling in on the position on the essential place within the batting order. Though he had not set the stage on fireplace in two Test matches, the Surrey batter was being checked out as a long-term possibility for the summer season. Instead, he’ll working carefully with England and Surrey medical groups now in respect of his rehabilitation.Â
England’s high three is as soon as once more shaken with Zak Crawley not being constant and now Pope being unavailable. There can be rather a lot of stress on Lawrence to come back good having final performed in March 2022. He has up to now featured in 11 Test matches for England scoring solely 551 runs at a median of 29 with 4 fifties to his identify.
England’s up to date Ashes squad for third Test:Â Ben Stokes (C), Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, Mark Wood
