Crawley to miss start of India series after 'freak incident'

England batsman Zak Crawley will miss first two tests of series against India after slipping on a marble floor outside team's locker room and spraining his right wrist.What England captain Joe Root described as a “freak incident” happened on Tuesday, and Crawley hasn't trained since.

Scans showed a sprain and inflammation in joint, ruling . 3 batsman out of first test starting on Friday and second match of four-test series also in Chennai.England has since taken measures to ensure same thing doesn't happen to ar player.

“It’s really frustrating for Zak and hard for him to take," Root said.

It’s t something you first think about when you turn up to a ground, trying t to fall over.We initially just put some towels down and since n y’ve put something more substantial down. We kw we’ve got to be careful.

Crawley’s misfortune is likely to prove good news for Dan Lawrence, who me his test debut in series win in Sri Lanka last month but was expecting to drop out following returns of Rory Burns, Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope.Lawrence could be asked to take a turn at . 3, leaving Root and Stokes to occupy ir preferred slots at s. 4 and 5, with Pope coming back at . 6 following his recovery from a dislocated shoulder.