England quick bowler Gus Atkinson will miss the ultimate of The Hundred to make sure he’s contemporary for subsequent week’s first Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) determined to make the 26-year-old unavailable for Oval Invincibles, who gained the group stage of the boys’s match to qualify for Sunday’s showpiece match at Lord’s.
Atkinson was named participant of the collection in England’s latest 3-0 Take a look at collection win over West Indies with 22 wickets at 16.22 – together with 7-45 on his debut within the first Take a look at.
Earlier this week England captain Ben Stokes was ruled out for the remainder of the summer after tearing his hamstring enjoying in The Hundred for Northern Superchargers.
With England set to call a four-man bowling assault in opposition to Sri Lanka, the ECB elected to not take any dangers with Atkinson within the lead-up to the match.
Atkinson bowled 88.5 overs within the collection in opposition to West Indies – 10 greater than Chris Woakes and over 30 greater than Mark Wooden, the following England bowler on the record.
Woakes, Wooden, Matthew Potts and Olly Stone are the opposite quick bowlers in England’s squad to face Sri Lanka, with spinner Shoaib Bashir additionally chosen.