Josh Tongue, the fast bowler of the England national team, has been withdrawn from the Australia Test tour due to an injury to his left toe and will soon return home for treatment.
Injury Details
The England national team announced on Sunday that Tongue is unable to participate in this tour due to an injury to his left big toe. He had traveled to Perth last week to prepare for the One Day International (ODI) series and the Twenty20 (T20) series, but he was absent from the practice match on Saturday, which ended with England winning by 92 runs against Western Australia.
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Impact on the Team and Future Plans
Officials from the England national team stated: "Josh Tongue has been withdrawn from the Australia Test tour due to injury. He will return to England for further assessment." Additionally, Jacob Bethell, another player from the team who is recovering from knee surgery, was also absent from this practice match.
In this practice match, Jofra Archer took 3 wickets for 34 runs and Adil Rashid took 4 wickets for 35 runs, dismissing the Western Australia team for 159 runs. Ben Duckett scored 59 runs and Liam Dawson scored 44 runs not out, performing well for the England national team in this match.
The ODI series in Perth starts on Friday and will then move to Adelaide and Hobart. This is England's first tour to Australia since their 4-1 defeat in the Ashes Test series in the 2025-26 season.
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