- First ODI v Ireland abandoned due to wet Headingley outfield
- Root now set to wait for two World Cup warm-ups in India
Joe Root’s bid to have one final hit before England’s World Cup departure was thwarted by a sodden outfield and what proved a maddening abandonment at Headingley.
Boos rang around the ground when the first one-day international against Ireland was called off at 4.50pm without a ball bowled. It had not rained for more than two hours by this stage but sections of the outfield – including the run-up area for bowlers at the Kirkstall Lane End – were deemed dangerous by the officials.
Written by Ali Martin at Headlingley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/20/root-misses-england-tune-up-chance-after-infuriating-odi-abandonment under the title “Root misses England tune-up chance after infuriating ODI abandonment”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
