PERTH: England left-arm fast bowler Reece Topley on Wednesday has been ruled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with ligament damage to his left ankle. Tymal Mills has been promoted from a travelling reserve to the main squad as a like-to-like replacement of Topley, which has been approved by the Event Technical Committee.
A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) further said Topley sustained the injury before England's tournament warm-up fixture on Monday against Pakistan in Brisbane whilst taking part in a fielding drill before the match.
The result of the scan on Tuesday in Perth revealed the ankle injury, giving a huge blow to England's plans ahead of the start of the competition. Topley, 28, had picked 17 wickets at an average of 28.00 in 16 T20Is this year, proving to be an asset for England in the power-play as well as in the death overs. IANS
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