Injured Liam Livingstone became the latest player to be ruled out of the final leg of the men’s hundred, with England’s injury crisis deepening ahead of their seven-match T20I series in Pakistan and this winter’s T20 World Cup.
The Birmingham Phoenix top the table after the Group stage:-
Livingstone was the MVP in the 2021 Men’s Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix topping the table after the group stage, before losing in the final. But an ankle injury means the century has come to an end for him this time around.
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England’s white-ball set-up had hoped the Hundred would give key players a chance to find form before a busy winter, but a large number of players have had to back down due to injury.
England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler suffered a shin splint and was not expecting to play every match in Pakistan, while Jason Roy missed the “lower back stiffness” of the Oval Invincibles against London Spirit on Saturday night.
Chris Jordan (finger) and Tymal Mills (toe) both took knocks, while Richard Gleason is yet to feature for Manchester Originals after a series of niggles.
Turned out to be the last stage to manage:-
Reece Topley pulled out of the final leg to manage his workload, while Jofra Archer, Brydon Karsey, Saqib Mahmood, Ollie Stone, Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood were out with injuries.
England will be selecting their squad for the tour of Pakistan next week and the scale of their injury woes, as well as a packed schedule that will see them play seven T20Is over 13 days, means they may opt for a larger touring party than usual. can.
Will Jack is expecting to work at Blast and the Hundred after a breakout season, while his Surrey and Invincible teammate Tom Curran will return after a prolonged injury-enforced absence from the England set-up.
The Lost An Important All-Rounder:-
Livingstone’s absence is a significant blow to Phoenix’s chances of reaching the knockout stage. As they have lost their leading run-scorer and a vital all-rounder before two crucial games against the Originals and London Spirit.
Phoenix could top the table with a win against the Originals on Sunday night. But the loss saw the Originals leapfrog them. And leave them relying on results elsewhere in the final round of the game.
He has signed Nottinghamshire’s explosive opener Sol Budinger as a replacement. But is likely to bring one of Dan Mousley, Brett D’Olivera. Or Graeme van Buren off the bench and into his side on Sunday night.
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Phoenix said in a statement that Livingstone would be evaluated by the ECB’s medical team.
Their general manager Craig Flindle said: “We are disappointing to have lost Liam. Not only for his performance on the pitch but also for his leadership within the group.”
