ICC World Cup 2019 | Paul Collingwood forced to take the field in warm-up match
Paul Collingwood took the field against Australia in the hostsā final warm-up game ahead the start of the ICC World Cup 2019 after Mark Wood and Jofra Archer suffered injury scares. Englandās Joe Root, who was rested for the match, was also compelled to come onto the pitch on Saturday.
England have been in red-hot form in limited-overs format especially afterĀ registeringĀ a 4-0 ODI series win against Pakistan on home soil last week. The home team thoroughly dominated the five-match series in all departments as they entered the final phase of their WC preparation.
However, a grueling last few months, which also saw some English players participate in the Indian Premier League, seems to have taken toll on the team. Former England captain, Paul Collingwood, who is currently the fielding coach of the national team was forced to take the pitch after English pacers Mark Wood and Jofra Archer both suffered injury scares during the warm-up game against Australia on Saturday.
The veteran all-rounder was pictured running around on the ground wearing Wood's World Cup jersey. In addition to that, Joe Root, who was rested for Saturday's warm-up match, was also asked to take the field to compensate for the missing English players.
England skipper Eoin Morgan was missing the game due to a finger injury suffered during a training session while spinner Adil Rashid skippedĀ did not fieldĀ due to a shoulder injury.Ā
