Blair Tickner ruled out of ENG’s 3rd Test against New Zealand; New Zealand names concussion replacement
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New Zealand was dealt a heavy blow continues 3rd Test match against England at Trent Bridge. Fast bowler Blair Tickner has been ruled out for the rest of the season with concussion. The team named Zach Faulks as the concussion replacement in place of Tickner.
On the second day of the first innings, while batting for New Zealand, England bowler Joffre hit Blair Tickner straight on the helmet. He was not out for 4 and even came on the field later in the day and bowled three overs before being run out of the match.
Zach Foulkes is out, Blair Tickner is out
Zach Folks, another pacer, joins the squad in place of Tickner. As per MCC rules, teams it is allowed to name a substitute for an injured player. So Faulks, who is also a fast bowler, fits the bill. The rule also allows a bench player who joins the team as a concussion replacement to play both bat and ball.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) makes an official statement regarding the change to their playing combination.
“Blair Tickner has been ruled out of the remainder of the third Test against England at Trent Bridge with concussion after being hit on the helmet while batting in the first innings. Zac Faulks has been named as Tickner’s replacement,” the governing body said in an official statement.
New Zealand and England are trying hard to get the match and the series
At the moment, the deciding match at Trent Bridge hangs in the balance as the English batsmen are also doing well in their first innings. In the first innings, New Zealand scored 438 runs for 10 wickets. Most of the runs, they claimed, came through the wicket stand.
Captain and opener Tom Latham scored 151 runs while Devon Conway, the other half of the opening pair, registered 157 runs. With over two hundred and fifty runs, the visitors secured a partnership of 317 runs for the first wicket.
Later, after removing both the batsmen, the England bowling team made a brilliant comeback and restricted the opposition team to 438 runs. With the openers setting the tone early in the innings, the Kiwis had a great opportunity to pile on more runs to put more pressure on the England cricket team.
After Day 2, England trail by just 215 runs
The first innings of the match shows that the track has a lot to offer the batsmen. The owners are well aware of this. At stumps on Day 2, in reply to New Zealand’s 438, the Three Lions are already 223 runs with 8 wickets in hand.
Discovery of England Ben Duckett scored a century to give his team a strong start. Duckett claimed to have made 113 escapes out of 99 before being caught off guard. Jacob Bethel and experienced batsman Joe Root will start the third day for the team. Bethel was not out on 74 and Root was not out on 21.
