Robinson and Wood out of warm-up game with illness and injury
England’s new Test era ran into familiar problems on Thursday when an already inexperienced attack lost two of its key components in Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood to injury and illness.
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Paul Collingwood hoping for positive update after Ollie Robinson back spasm
England interim coach Paul Collingwood admitted his concern at seeing Ollie Robinson suffer a back injury on Thursday, but he has not given up hope of a positive update ahead of next week’s first Test against the West Indies.
Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood give England fitness worry ahead of Windies Tests
Fitness scares over Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood left England with an unwanted headache ahead of next week’s first Test against the West Indies, with the shadows of James Anderson and Stuart Broad looming large.
Jonny Bairstow hits ton but England’s seamers struggle for wickets in warm-up
Jonny Bairstow picked up where he left off in Sydney with a century on the second day of England’s Test warm-up in the West Indies.
Bairstow smashes ton in Windies warm up
Jonny Bairstow has picked up where he left off in Sydney with a century on the second day of England's Test warm-up in the West Indies.
England news: Dan Lawrence given chance to stake claim in West Indies
Dan Lawrence is in pole position to bat at four in England’s first Test against the West Indies after being selected there for the tourists’ only warm-up in Antigua this week.
Cricket-England's Mahmood relishing chance to make test debut in West Indies
(Reuters) - England fast bowler Saqib Mahmood said he is relishing the opportunity of earning his first test cap in the upcoming tour of the West Indies after James Anderson and Stuart Broad were both left out of the squad.
England's Saqib Mahmood relishing chance to make Test debut in West Indies
Saqib Mahmood said he is relishing the opportunity of earning his first Test cap in the upcoming tour of the West Indies after James Anderson and Stuart Broad were both left out of the squad. Fast bowlers Anderson and Broad, who have taken a combined 1,177 wickets in Test cricket, were not selected in England's 16-player squad for the three-Test series which begins on March 8 in Antigua. Mahmood, who has picked up 14 wickets in one-day internationals at an average of 19.92, has a chance to feature in the Test team's new-look attack which could include Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood.