Cox fractured his thumb during a warm-up fixture in Queenstown and was subsequently ruled out of the series, with batter Ollie Pope taking the gloves for the first Test in Christchurch with regular keeper Jamie Smith away on paternity leave.
The incident occurred during a practice session on Sunday morning in Queenstown, as England prepared for the first Test at Hagley Oval, scheduled to begin on Thursday. Cox, who was poised to make his Test debut with Jamie Smith on paternity leave, was taken to a local hospital for scans to a
Former England batter Mark Butcher believes that seamer Ollie Robinson's omission from the Test squad is due to a loss of trust between him and the team management.
Following a poor tour of India, star pacer Ollie Robinson of Sussex is a noticeable absence from England's Test squad against West Indies as the abundance of fast-bowling options in county cricket, including this week's new selection, Dillon Pennington, meant that Robinson had to demonstrate
England and Leicestershire cricketer Louis Kimber achieved an elusive feat on Wednesday as he slammed the fastest double-century in the history of the County Championship.
England pacer Ollie Robinson believes that the Three Lions are "close to being the best in the world" in the longest format of cricket and feels that their 4-1 Test series loss against India was "undeserved".
England star batter Jonny Bairstow is set to play his 100th Test as England gears up to face India in the fifth and final Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday
Right-arm seamer Mark Wood is set to replace Ollie Robinson in the England squad for the fifth and final Test against India at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium starting from Thursday.
India and England will lock horns in the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharamshala from Thursday. India has won the series 3-1, handing England their first series loss in the leadership of Stokes and coach McCullum. Both sides still have World Test Championship points to gain in Dhar
After England's five-wicket loss against India in the fourth Test match of the series at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi, head coach Brendon McCullum revealed that pacer Ollie Robinson suffered an injury while batting during the visitors' first inning.
Former British cricketer Michael Atherton has said that he was disappointed with Ollie Robinson in the fourth Test against India in Ranchi and that the pacer "needs a good run of game time now" and not necessarily with the England team