26 Jan 2013

Briggs out of tour of New Zealand

3:05 pm on 26 January 2013

The England cricketers have lost another player for next month's tour of New Zealand.

Spinner Danny Briggs will miss the Twenty20 series because of a sprained ankle.

Batsman and part-time spin bowler Joe Root will replace him in the squad.

Earlier this week pace bowler Tim Bresnan withdrew with injury and was replaced by Chris Woakes.

England play a couple of warmup matches in Whangarei in early February before the first T20 international at Eden Park on February 9th.