Josh Tongue Ruled Out of England’s Caribbean White-Ball Tour
Josh Tongue has been administered out of England’s white-ball visit through the Caribbean one month from now after supporting a physical issue during the continuous EnglandLions instructional course in the Unified Middle Easterner Emirates.
Matthew Potts will substitute him for the three-match ODI series, starting in Antigua on December 3, yet no trade has yet been named for the five T20Is that follow from December 12-21.
The injury is a blow for Tongue, 26, who dazzled during his two Test appearances at Ruler’s in the 2023 home summer and had been expecting a white-ball debut across designs as Englandtries to reconstruct their fortunes after their disheartening World Cup crusade in India.
With his capacity to produce off-kilter bob at speeds in the locale of 90mph, Tongue’s worth to the England set-up was affirmed last month when he was given a rewarding two-year ECB focal agreement.
Tongue wanted to level up his white-ball abilities on this Caribbean visit, having up until this point played only 15 Rundown An and T20 homegrown installations, instead of a sum of 50 five-star appearances, 47 of which have come for his previous district, Worcestershire.
Injury allowing, Tongue’s next amazing open door for England’s respects could come on the five-Test visit through India, which starts off in January. “I figure my speed will help in subcontinental conditions and I can get the ball to turn around also and my bouncer strategy, which [Ben] Stirs up clearly prefers, will help the group,” he expressed before the Lions trip.
For Potts, the late call-up is an opportunity to expand on his concise taste of England’s white-ball activity, having been chosen for an oddball ODI debut against South Africa in 2022, and two further appearances against Ireland only before the World Cup, one of which was cleaned out.
Like Tongue, Potts was likewise the beneficiary of a two-year ECB contract for 2023-24, having dazzled with his hard-working attitude during his presentation Test summer in 2022. He guaranteed 20 wickets at 28.00 in five appearances that year, prior to a further oddball appearance against Ireland at Master’s this June.
