England opener Burns out of Sri Lanka tour
PTI, Jan 7, 2020, 3:55 PM IST
London: The 29-year-old suffered the injury playing football part of the squad’s warm-up routine last Thursday on the eve of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
There was a lot of criticism of England’s practice of playing football following the injury to Burns and it has now been banned by head coach Chris Silverwood with the support of Ashley Giles, England’s director of men’s cricket.
Burns’ injury was the second relatively serious injury to an England cricketer playing football prior to a game in just over a year.
Jonny Bairstow was injured and missed several matches during a tour of Sri Lanka in October 2018.
“England opening batsman Rory Burns has undergone successful surgery on ruptured ligaments in his left ankle,” read the ECB statement.
The surgery took place in London on Monday afternoon. The Surrey captain is expected to be out of action for up to four months.
“He will miss England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka in March and is aiming to return to play with Surrey in the County Championship at the beginning of the 2020 season in April,” the statement added.
Burns, who top-scored for England with 84 in the first-Test defeat by South Africa, averages 33.75 in 15 Tests.
Keaton Jennings is the leading contender to replace Burns for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting on March 19.
Jennings averages 25.19 from 17 Tests since making a century on his debut in India in 2016.
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