Josh Tongue ruled out of England's white-ball tour of Caribbean

Josh Tongue has been managed out of England's white-ball visit through the Caribbean one month from now subsequent to supporting a physical issue during the continuous Britain Lions instructional course in the Assembled Middle Easterner Emirates. Matthew Potts will substitute him for the three-match ODI series, starting in Antigua on December 3, however no trade has yet been named for the five T20Is which follow from December 12-21. The injury is a blow for Tongue, 26, who dazzled during his two Test appearances at Master's in the 2023 home summer, and had been expecting a white-ball debut across designs as Britain try to modify their fortunes after their disheartening World Cup crusade in India. With his capacity to create off-kilter skip at speeds in the locale of 90mph, Tongue's worth to the Britain set-up was affirmed last month when he was given a rewarding two-year ECB focal agreement. Addressing last week, Tongue profoundly wanted to improve his white-ball abilities on this Caribbean visit, having up to this point played only 15 Rundown An and T20 homegrown installations, instead of a sum of 50 five star appearances, 47 of which have come for his previous district, Worcestershire. Injury allowing, Tongue's next an open door for Britain praises could come on the five-Test visit through India, which starts off in January. "I figure my speed will help in subcontinental conditions and I can get the ball to switch too and my bouncer strategy, which [Ben] Stirs up clearly prefers, will help the group," he expressed before the Lions trip. For Potts, the late call-up is an opportunity to expand on his short taste of Britain white-ball activity, having been chosen for an oddball ODI debut against South Africa in 2022, and two further appearances against Ireland only before the World Cup, one of which was cleaned out. Like Tongue, Potts was additionally the beneficiary of a two-year ECB contract for 2023-24, having dazzled with his hard working attitude during his presentation Test summer in 2022. He guaranteed 20 wickets at 28.00 in five appearances that year, prior to a further oddball appearance against Ireland at Ruler's this June.