• Jofra Archer to miss second Test with elbow problem
Ben Stokes revealed this week that England’s players are calling their assignment in South Africa “the cursed tour” and yet more evidence that is the case presented itself on Thursday when Rory Burns was ruled out of the rest of the series after injuring an ankle during a game of football on the eve of the second Test.
The news, which leaves a sizeable hole at the top of England’s batting order, came soon after it emerged Jofra Archer is all but certain to miss this Cape Town Test with an elbow injury that flared up on New Year’s Day. Unlike Burns, who will return home for treatment on the left ankle that has sustained ligament damage, it is hoped Archer will be fit for the final two Tests of the four-match series.
Written by Chris Stocks in Cape Town
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/02/england-rory-burns-ankle-injury-before-second-test-south-africa under the title “England’s Rory Burns out of ‘cursed’ tour after rolling ankle playing football”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
