Josh Tongue to miss Australia ODIs due to toe injury
What's the story
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that pacer Josh Tongue will miss the upcoming ODI series against Australia due to a toe injury. The 28-year-old suffered an injury on his left big toe and will now head back to the UK for further evaluation. Here we present further details and the player's ODI numbers.
Performance review
Tongue's recent performances
Tongue was recently seen in action during the ODI tri-series in Pakistan, where he played just one match.
In that game, he took 3 wickets for 79 runs as Sri Lanka chased down England's mammoth total of 429.
Before this, Tongue had impressed with his performance against Pakistan at home, taking 19 wickets from three Tests.
Replacement strategy
No replacement announced yet
Despite Tongue's injury, the ECB has not yet announced a replacement for Tongue in their ODI squad.
The first match of the three-match series is scheduled to start on November 13 in Perth.
England ODI squad: Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root.
Information
Decoding the pacer's performance in ODIs: Key numbers
Tongue has played only 5 ODIs for England. He owns 5 scalps and averages 49 (ER: 6.83). As per Cricinfo, he has played only 20 List A matches to date, picking 21 scalps at 46.33 (ER: 6.90).