England ready to hand Pope gloves after Cox’s New Zealand tour ended by injury
- Wicketkeeper suffers blow to hand batting in nets
- Ollie Pope expected to move behind the stumps
Jordan Cox landed in New Zealand seemingly assured of a Test debut only for his tour to be cruelly ended by a fractured thumb. The injury now means England are scrambling to fly out a replacement wicketkeeper, with Ollie Pope likely to deputise initially when the series begins in Christchurch on Thursday.
The incident occurred before the second and final day of England’s warm-up match in Queenstown when Cox was receiving throwdowns from assistant coach Jeetan Patel in the nets. Scans at the local hospital confirmed the severity of the break, with the 24-year-old left understandably crestfallen.
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Source: Cricket - The Guardian
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