Chris Woakes called up as cover for James Anderson ahead of third ODI vs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 – Cricket News Update
Hoping their pace bowling spearhead James Anderson will recover in time from the groin injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) selectors have called up http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 seam bowler Chris Woakes as his cover ahead of the third One Day International
against Australia, commencing at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Wednesday.
James Anderson, the 29-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 seamer, was rested for Sunday's second NatWest Series match against Australia due to a groin injury he had sustained in the series opener at Lord’s.
Surrey pacemen Jade Dernbach replaced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 batsman, Tom Maynard, who died last month at
the age of just 23, after being hit by a tube train in London.
Dernbach’s county colleague, Stuart Meaker, who was called up to the England squad ahead of the second ODI as cover for Anderson, will also accompany him at Maynard’s funeral.
Woakes, 23, made his ODI debut for England in January last year, against Australia, and has so far played only four One Day Internationals, taking seven wickets. He has also played three T20 Internationals for the national team.
Meanwhile, the tourists are also facing injury problems, as their teenage sensation, Patrick Cummins, has been ruled out of the remainder of the series due to an abdominal muscular strain. Australia’s national selection panel however; has decided against
calling up a replacement, as they already have five pacers in the touring party, including the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-McKay-c1265.
Alastair Cook led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 side currently holds a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, and a 5-0 sweep will allow the hosts to bring down the mighty Aussies from the top of ICC’s ODI rankings.
The second ODI will be played at Birmingham on July 4, with the fourth and fifth commencing at Chester-le-Street and Manchester on July 7 and 10 respectively.
Revised England squad for third One Day International against Australia:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426, Chris Woakes
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