For England team management and skipper Joe Root undoubtedly there are multiple reasons to worry about but unfortunately, the on field results are not the only issues that feature in that list. Injury management and fitness issue will surely be an area of major concern and English team management would want to solve those as soon as possible if they want to avoid a little bit of humiliation.
Leaving field immediately
On Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test, being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), England cricketer Ben Stokes had an injury and the seriousness of the injury was so much that the all-rounder had to leave the field straightaway. If the reports are to be believed, then the 30-year-old might not be able to bowl again in the SCG Test.
While bowling the fifth delivery of his 14th over Stoke felt a niggle and did not waste any time to head for “left side tightness.”
When asked about the update on the injury, England fast bowler Stuart Braod said that Stokes might need a rest tomorrow.
‘No information’
“He’s one of the toughest blokes I’ve ever met, the toughest cricketer I’ve ever met. For him to go off and not bowl… it’s obviously sore. But he’s icing it at the moment. We’ve no information on what’s happened in his side,” Broad was quoted while taking to ESPNCricinfo.
“Hopefully we give him a lot of rest tomorrow. Twelve-24 hours in cricket is quite a long time. It gives the body a lot of time to heal. We’ll wait and see. He stayed on the field so he could bat in his usual position. He’s a tough character. He’ll be out there if it’s not torn to shreds. We as England fans and teammates hope it’s not as bad as him not bowling again on this trip,” he added.
Stokes has picked up four wickets in the Ashes Test series, till now. He bowled 13.5 overs in the first innings at the SCG but failed to dismiss a single Aussie batsman. In Tests, he has 167 wickets under his belt at an economy rate of 3.36.
