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England’s Bairstow out of fourth ODI after injury
COLOMBO, Oct 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – England batsman Jonny Bairstow will miss
the fourth one-day international against hosts Sri Lanka in Kandy on Saturday
after injuring his ankle during training, team officials said.
The 29-year-old right-hander hurt himself while playing football on Friday
and will be replaced by Alex Hales, an England official said.
England are leading the five-match series 2-0. The first match was washed
out by monsoon rains.
Bairstow’s replacement comes after England all-rounder Liam Dawson was
ruled out of the entire tournament. Dawson strained his right side while
bowling during England’s win in the third ODI last week. Dawson was replaced
by Joe Denly.
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera, who scored 30 in the second ODI, is meanwhile
out of the rest of the series after a hamstring injury. He has been replaced
by Sadeera Samarawickrama.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1011 hrs