Sam curran
Sam Curran backs England's rotation policy in busy year
Some pundits slammed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for giving breaks to key players including Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali during the...
The ECB said in a statement that Curran, 22, experienced sickness and diarrhoea on Wednesday night and would sit out the remainder of England’s intra-squad practice match ahead of the first test against West Indies.
The India captain was also named as one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the year along with Jos Buttler and Sam Curran, Rory Burns and Tammy Beaumont from the England women’s team.
England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat in glorious sunshine and with a track that looked nicely prepared for batting.