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Brydon Carse replaces injured Reece Topley in England ICC World Cup 2023 squad

Fast bowler Brydon Carse was on Monday called up to the England squad at the ICC World Cup 2023 to replace the injured Reece Topley, tournament officials said.

South Africa-born Carse has so far played 12 one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games for England since making his debut in 2021.

Topley fractured his index finger on his bowling hand in Saturday’s 229-run mauling at the hands of South Africa in Mumbai and will sit out the rest of the competition.

“England and Surrey seamer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the rest of the ICC Men’s World Cup after fracturing his left index finger during England’s defeat to South Africa on Saturday,” ECB stated.

Initial reports suggested that the left-arm pacer may have cracked his finger. He was then taken for scans in Mumbai which revealed the full extent of his injury.

“Scans in Mumbai on Saturday, after the match at the Wankhede Stadium, revealed the full extent of the injury. Topley will return to the UK in the next 24 hours,” said ECB.

“He will work closely with the England and Surrey medical teams in respect of his rehabilitation,” the statement added.

England had a disappointing World Cup campaign thus far as the defending champions managed to win only one game out of four and currently sit ninth in the standings, trailing by Afghanistan, who upset them by 69 runs last week.

England’s squad for the World Cup 2023

Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

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Holders England suffer major setback to their World Cup campaign

LONDON: Left-arm pacer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the ICC World Cup 2023 remainder, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed Sunday.

According to the ECB, Topley fractured his left index finger during England’s 229-run thrashing against South Africa on Saturday.

Notably, Topley sustained a blow to the index finger of his bowling hand while attempting to stop the drive on his follow-through.

Initial reports suggested that the left-arm pacer may have cracked his finger. He was then taken for scans in Mumbai which revealed the full extent of his injury.

“Scans in Mumbai on Saturday, after the match at the Wankhede Stadium, revealed the full extent of the injury. Topley will return to the UK in the next 24 hours,” said ECB.

“He will work closely with the England and Surrey medical teams in respect of his rehabilitation,” the statement added.

It is pertinent to mention that the ECB is yet to announce Reece Topley’s replacement for the ICC World Cup 2023 but right-arm speedster Jofra Archer emerged as a strong contender, reports suggested.

England’s squad for the World Cup 2023

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England’s Topley ruled out of first T20I due to ankle niggle: Source

KARACHI: England faced a major blow as fast bowler Reece Topley has been ruled out of the first T20I against Pakistan due to an ankle niggle.

According to the sources, Topley has been facing a slight discomfort in his ankle and will not be part of England’s playing XI in the first encounter of the seven-match T20I series scheduled on Tuesday here at National Stadium.

Meanwhile, the official announcement in this regard has still not been made.

The left-arm pacer is a crucial part of England’s lethal bowling attack during the tour to Pakistan and the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

England captain Jos Buttler had already announced his unavailability for the first few matches and is likely to join the action during the Lahore leg of the tour.

It is pertinent to mention here that England will take on Pakistan in seven T20Is from September 20 to October 2 for the first time on the latter’s home soil. National Stadium, Karachi will host the first four matches of the series, while the remaining matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

England are touring the country for the first time in almost 17 years.

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Topley’s six-for aids England stun India in second ODI to keep series alive

LONDON: Reece Topley stormed through the Indian batting line with a six-wicket haul to help England beat India by 100 runs in the second One-Day International, here at Lord’s on Thursday.

Fast bowler Topley shone with his career-best figures of 6/24 as India were bowled out on 146 while chasing a 248-run target posted by England.

India displayed a mediocre batting show as England’s pace attack effectively dismantled their top order forcing India to distress on 31/4 within the 12 overs.

Topley led the charge for England getting rid of the opening pair early. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma went back without scoring while his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan fell cheaply on 9.

Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant fell prey to Brydon Carse on a duck while Virat Kohli’s rough patch with the bat continued to haunt the star batter as he ended up getting an outside edge on David Willey’s bowl.

After the initial collapse, India’s middle order put up a slight resistance with Suryakuymar Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami building a few unstable partnerships to push the scoreboard to 140/6.

The Blue shirts underwent another collapse in the lower order losing the last four wickets by adding just 6 runs to the total.

For England, apart from sensational bowling figures produced by Topley, Willey, Carse, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone bagged a wicket each.

Earlier, the hosts reached a competitive total of 246 with help of astounding knocks by Moeen Ali, Willey, Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow after being put to bat by the Indian skipper.

Moeen remained the top scorer of the match with his cautious knock of 47 off 64 balls, including two boundaries and two sixes.

Meanwhile, Willey and Livingstone scored glittering 41 and 33, respectively, after Bairstow smashed 38 at run a ball in the top order.

England have now levelled the three-match ODI series 1-1 after the victory with the final encounter to be held on Sunday at Manchester.

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