Chennai, Feb 4 (UNI) England top order batsman Zak Crawley has been ruled out of the first two tests against India with a wrist injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
Crawley sustained the injury during England's practice in Chennai on Tuesday when he slipped on the marble floor leaving the dressing rooms onto the field of play.
"Following the results of last night's scan, England top-order batsman Zak Crawley has been ruled out of the first two Tests of India versus England series," the ECB said in a statement.
"Scan results have confirmed that Crawley has jarred his right wrist, which has sprained the joint and led to local inflammation," it added.
The England medical team will continue to assess his progress over the next few weeks.
Crawley's injury will force a rethink of the visitors' combination going into the first of the two Chennai Tests.
The return of Rory Burns from paternity leave would have pushed Crawley to No 3 for the series opener having opened the batting alongside Dom Sibley in Sri Lanka last month. He scored 267 against Pakistan from the No 3 spot last summer but averaged only 8.75 opening the batting in Sri Lanka with a top-score of 13.
The two teams will begin the 4-Test series with the series opener, starting February 5 in Chennai.
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