England’s difficulties in the Oval Test increased and they will play with only 10 players on the four days of the match. Yes, all -rounder Chris Woakes is out of the fifth Test due to injury. Vox was hurt while stopping the boundary on the first day of the match. He went out of the field after that. Due to this injury of Vox, once again the Substitute Rules have come into the discussion. This rule also came into the discussion when Rishabh Pant, vice -captain of the Indian Test team, was injured.

On Friday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officially confirmed that Vox has been ruled out of the fifth Test. Remind you that after the end of the first day’s play, the fast bowler Gas Atkinson had already told that Vox may not play the rest of the match and now the board has confirmed it. This is a big shock for England as the Oval Pitch was proving to be very helpful for the bowling style of Woakes.

England will play with 10 players

Due to the injury of Chris Woakes, a debate has once again erupted on the ICC’s Substitute Rules. In fact, the ICC’s substitute rules say that the player who came in the field instead of the injured player can do fielding and wicketkeeping, but he is not allowed to bowl or bat. So when England will come to field in the Oval Test, then 11 of its players will be on the field. But no other player will be able to bat instead of Vox.

Even during the Manchester Test, this rule remained in the discussion. However, Pant came to bat despite the thumb fracture. If Pant had not done so, then instead of 11 players of Team India, only 10 players would come to bat.

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