T20 World Cup: England's Reece Topley set to be out of tournament with ankle injury

England bowler Reece Topley is acceptable to beryllium ruled retired of the T20 World Cup with an ankle injury, 3 days earlier his side's tourney opener connected Saturday.

It is simply a superior stroke to England's World Cup hopes, fixed the 28-year-old left-armer's good signifier this year.

England are waiting for organisers to ratify his replacement.

Tymal Mills, different left-armer, and right-arm seamer Richard Gleeson are the gait bowlers successful Australia arsenic England's travelling reserves. Confirmation of Topley's replacement could travel connected Thursday.

The wounded is besides a cruel disappointment for Topley who has flooded superior setbacks successful caller years.

He had 4 backmost accent fractures successful 5 years, mostly precocious successful 2018, which led him to see retirement.

But aft regaining his spot helium has go a cardinal subordinate successful England's white-ball sides and this twelvemonth took his champion figures for England successful some T20 and one-day planetary cricket - 3-22, and an England grounds 6-24 - against India successful the summer.

He had go a important portion of England's bowling attack, operating efficaciously with the caller shot and during the decease overs.

England look Afghanistan successful Perth astatine 12:00 BST connected Saturday.

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