Matthew Potts poised to play in fifth Ashes Test after England rule out Gus Atkinson
Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG Cricket Australia boss confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney Matthew Potts is poised to play his first Ashes Test in Sydney after England confirmed that Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the series finale. Atkinson limped off with a hamstring issue on the second and final day of England’s rollercoaster four-wicket victory in Melbourne and scans undertaken in the past 24 hours have ruled out his further participation. Continue reading...
Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG
Cricket Australia boss confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney
Matthew Potts is poised to play his first Ashes Test in Sydney after England confirmed that Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the series finale.
Atkinson limped off with a hamstring issue on the second and final day of England’s rollercoaster four-wicket victory in Melbourne and scans undertaken in the past 24 hours have ruled out his further participation.
With Jofra Archer and Mark Wood having similarly seen their tours end early, it leaves Potts as the last unused seamer from the original squad of 16. Wood’s knee injury saw Surrey’s Matthew Fisher moved across from the shadow Lions tour after the second Test in Brisbane as cover.
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