As expected
Cricinfo reporting on NZ Vs Kenya Live Score Card:
Breaking News (as per Cricinfo)
How’s your luck? Michael Vaughan is apparently crocked - undone by a pothole. It’s unconfirmed as yet whether he had been drinking (yes, that’s a joke) but it’s certainly another blow for England, ahead of Saturday’s match with Kenya, particularly with Vaughan looking in good touch right now. Pot luck, Vaughan holes out etc … We’ll have more news for you when we’ve got it.
Michael Vaughan’s injury jinx has struck again during England’s first practice session since the sacking of their vice-captain, Andrew Flintoff.
Vaughan, who missed most of the 2006 season with a chronic knee problem, was forced to play a minimal part in England’s training session on Tuesday after tripping in a pot-hole on the outfield at Gros Islet.
He immediately underwent ice treatment from the physio Dean Conway, but was unable to bat in the nets. Though England insisted his absence was precautionary, it once again throws into doubt England’s preparations for a must-win match against Kenya on Saturday.
If Vaughan is forced to miss the match, England’s captaincy options - now that Flintoff has been removed from the reckoning - would appear to be between Paul Collingwood and Andrew Strauss, who has been dropped for the start of this tournament but would doubtless return to partner Ed Joyce at the top of the order.
In a further concern for England, their injured seamer Jimmy Anderson, who broke his right little finger in the build-up to the match against Canada on Sunday, also failed to bowl in the nets. He was limited to fitness drills around the perimeter of the ground, although England insisted his absence was also a precaution.
mods: please change the title. Its not a breaking news and doesn’t concerns pakistani fans. in the future, please avoid using generic titles just to lure guppies.