Big Bash League: England Players to miss Remainder of the Tournament?

Big Bash League: In a big breaking development, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have asked all the English players involved in the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies to fly back home on immediate basis. England are scheduled to tour West Indies where they will be playing a five-match T20I series and three Test matches starting with the opening T20I on 23 January, 2022 in Barbados.

England Players to miss remainder of BBL season?

The likes of Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder), James Vince (Sydney Sixers), Tymal Mills (Perth Scorchers), George Garton (Adelaide Strikers), Chris Jordan (Sydney Sixers), Reece Topley (Melbourne Renegades) and Saqib Mahmood (Sydney Thunder) will not be playing in the remainder of the Big Bash League 2021-22 season. ECB have asked the player to isolate before 7 January, 2022 for the upcoming West Indies tour. The England and Wales Cricket Board should have also taken this big step keeping in mind the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the ongoing BBL tournament where many teams have been affected from the virus.

.@sthalekar93 tells us the ECB has asked all English BBL players also involved in the upcoming West Indies tour to head back home and isolate before the 7th of January #BBL11 pic.twitter.com/vULFycY6Dd

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 2, 2022

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England T20I Squad for West Indies Tour

Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Tymal Mills, David Payne, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince.

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While talking about the ongoing T20 Big Bash League, Sam Billings not available for the remainder of the tournament will be a huge blow for the Sydney Thunder as he is the leading run-getter for his team so far. Billings has smashed a brilliant total of 255 runs in just 7 matches at an average of 42.50 and also with an amazing strike-rate of 154.55.

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The Perth Scorchers are currently placed at the top position on the points table with as many as 7 wins from their 8 matches and they will definitely miss the services of left-arm pacer Tymal Mills who has been a key wicket-taker so far with a total of 9 scalps.