This incident is not the first time that the players have got themselves injured while playing the sport. Ollie Pope also had an injury scare a day before Burns got injured. In 2018, Jonny Bairstow had met a similar fate as his now injured teammate, injuring his ankle and missing the start of the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Here’s what Pope told BBC Test Match Special about the situation:
Burns has been playing well from the day he made his test debut. He has scored 979 runs in 15 matches, at an average of 33.8. He has also added two hundreds and six fifties to his name. Him being ruled out will certainly be a big blow for his team.
Ashley Giles, England cricket director, has always been against playing football as a warm-up activity as there is a lot of risk involved. Here’s what he had said previously on the issue:
Burns’ replacement has not been confirmed yet, and the management is expected to announce it in the coming two or three days. England are 1-nil down in the series and losing their top-scorer in the first Test has only added to their woes.
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