Cricket The performance of the England team in the Ashes 2025-26 has not been anything special. It has lost the series by losing three consecutive matches and is now seen struggling in the Boxing Day Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Meanwhile, a star bowler of the team has got injured. This player suffered an injury at the beginning of the second day of the Boxing Day Test, due to which he left the field. This is the third blow to England on this tour, because two bowlers have already been out of the series due to injury.
Another star bowler of England injured
England fast bowler Gus Atkinson suffered an injury on the second day of the Boxing Day Test. He felt a strain in his left hamstring and left the field. This incident was seen in the morning session, when Atkinson was bowling his fifth over. Actually, Atkinson continued his over after dismissing nightwatchman Scott Boland. But while bowling the last ball of the fifth over, his speed was only 98 km per hour, which was much less than his normal speed. As soon as he threw the ball, he held his left thigh and walked out of the field in pain. Substitute fielder Ollie Pope came on the field in his place.
This injury added more problems to England’s fast bowling unit. In the first test of this series, Mark Wood got injured and could bowl only 11 overs and returned home. At the same time, Joffra Archer is not a part of the last two test matches due to side strain. Now England’s seam attack may become further weakened due to Atkinson’s injury.
ECB gave update on Atkinson’s injury
The England Cricket Board shared a post on social media and gave an update on Gus Atkinson’s injury. The England Cricket Board wrote, ‘Gus Atkinson walked off the field after bowling his fifth over this morning due to feeling some pain in his left hamstring. He will be evaluated in the next few hours. Let us tell you, before this, Atkinson was able to play only one Test match in the home Test series against India this summer due to a right hamstring injury suffered against Zimbabwe.
