NZ vs ENG: England all-rounder ruled out of 1st T20I against New Zealand
Published on: Oct 31, 2019 10:42 am IST|Updated on: Oct 31, 2019 12:52 pm IST
England have copped an injury blow ahead of the 1st T20I against New Zealand on 1 November. All-rounder Joe Denly has been ruled out with an ankle injury. Denly rolled his right ankle during fielding practice at Hagley Oval on Thursday. The middle-order batsman limped off for treatment after sustaining the injury while taking an outfield catch.
An injury worry for @joed1986 as he takes a heavy fall during training ahead of the 1st T20 against New Zealand tomorrow.
Looks like he twisted his ankle & must be a major doubt for tomorrow. #BBCCricket #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/U3D8Q599Tl
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) October 30, 2019
England confirm debuts for Pat Brown and Sam Curran
Denly is likely to be replaced by Somerset all-rounder Lewis Gregory or Tom Banton. In addition, Pat Brown and Sam Curran are also set to make T20I debuts.
? TEAM NEWS ?
Pat Brown and @CurranSM will make their IT20 debuts in the first match of the series against New Zealand.
Good luck, lads! #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/i1bk296eUb
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 30, 2019
New Zealand Squad: Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert(w), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Blair Tickner
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