So what seems to be devastating news for the England side which faces Australia in the fourth Test of the legendary Ashes series, it has been revealed that England strike bowler, James Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series, held in England. Moreover,the English Cricket Board (ECB) have officially confirmed the news that England’s leading wicket-taker, who missed the drawn second Test and the victory over Australia at Headingley, felt calf pain during an outing for the Lancashire second XI against Durham and will now miss the remaining two matches of the series which is a huge blow for the English side.
It should be noted that Jamie was already struggling to get off the injury he sustained earlier in the summer and the signs of that injury were evident in the opening Test of this amazing century old rivalry. Now the current setback in his recovery will now bring his tenure in the series to an unfortunate end and the English side will have to carry on to the next match without there strike bowler. Moreover, the English side have already called in a replacement for James Anderson as they call
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Somerset’s Craig Overton to play a part in the squad and he will be added as an extra option due to the absence of Anderson as the English prepare a 13-man squad for the fourth Test which is set to be held in Old Trafford. This also means that batsman Jason Roy, under pressure at the top of the order, will get another chance to impress the English crowd as well as the England’s management team.
All-rounder Sam Curran remains the favorite to come in with Chris Woakes a candidate to be rested after a hectic summer in both the ODI format and the Test format. Moreover,the fourth Test will light up in Manchester on September 4th and both sides will be anxiously waiting to get their form up and to win the overall series. Moreover, the English squad announced to play against the Australians is as follows:
Joe Root,Jofra Archer , Jonny Bairstow , Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler , Sam Curran , Joe Denly , Jack Leach , Craig Overton , Jason Roy , Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes. May the best team win gentlemen.
