England captain Heather Knight has been cleared to play after pulling up injured throughout her facet’s Ladies’s T20 World Cup loss to West Indies which noticed them eradicated within the group levels.
Knight needed to retire damage whereas batting in England’s six-wicket loss and didn’t come out to subject, calf ache seeing her pressured from the crease.
She has since revealed she has ruptured a tendon however will journey to Australia to hyperlink up with Ladies’s Huge Bash League (WBBL) outfit Sydney Thunder after an evaluation by the England medical group.
Along with her “pain and function significantly improved over the last couple of days”, she is going to proceed her return to play with the steerage of the medical groups at Sydney Thunder and England.
In a put up on social media on Monday, Knight mentioned: “Powerful approach to finish our event. Nonetheless gutted, however we’ll be taught and develop from this expertise. We’ll be again.
“Thanks for these asking about my harm, I am doing good thanks. Seems I ruptured the longest tendon within the physique – the plantaris tendon/muscle.
“Not unhealthy information, it is principally a pointless muscle, however very painful on the time. Not the very best timing! It will not maintain me out for lengthy and I am wanting ahead to hooking up with Sydney Thunder later this week.
“Congrats to Sophie Devine and the White Ferns, much deserved. Sport throws out some remarkable stories sometimes, congrats girls.
“Thanks for all of the assist as all the time.”
