Jonny Bairstow out of T20 World Cup after injury on a golf course

Jonny Bairstow out of T20 World Cup after injury on golf course

Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the third Test against South Africa

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and the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia after suffering an injury while playing golf on Friday, September 2.

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The news comes hours after England named their World Cup squad

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The news comes hours after England named their World Cup squad, and a replacement for Bairstow is set to be named in due course.

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For the third Test starting on September 7, Ben Duckett has been drafted in.

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The ECB did not give out the details of the injury in its statement but called it a "freak accident"

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"Bairstow sustained a lower limb injury in a freak accident whilst playing golf on Friday in Leeds

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He will see a specialist next week to ascertain the full extent of the injury.

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"A further announcement will be made in due course on who will replace Bairstow England's ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad," said the statement from ECB.

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