Prior to the 2023 World Cup, Reece Topley hopes to put his injury history behind him. The 29-year-old left-arm quick’s back has been fractured four different times by stress.
He had recovered from those wounds, though, and had been expected to play in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia last year. However, a strange trip over a boundary cushion before England’s final warm-up game forced him to withdraw.
Because of the resulting ankle ligament damage, he was forced to watch from afar as England added the T20 global championship to their 50-over victory.
After getting back in shape, the 6′ 7″ (2.01 m) paceman dislocated his shoulder in April during the Indian Premier League.
And Topley, whose team will play in the 50-over World Cup beginning in India in less than a month, acknowledged: “You could say I have a little PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) about getting on the aircraft again since it was pretty emotional going back from the last (World Cup) injury.
But injuries do occur in sports. You can only take so much action to stop them. Really, I don’t give it any thought. You will always have both happy and bad days since that is how life is.
“The injuries do get a little harder to recover from as you age – it’s just the nature of becoming older. It’s just always a little difficult; it’s not like you won’t ever recover from it.
Following a successful home season last year, Reece Topley has been added to England’s preliminary World Cup team.
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However, after going without a wicket in four one-day matches, he shone with 3-27 in the second ODI against New Zealand at Southampton on Sunday. England won by 79 runs to tie the four-match series at 1-1.
Topley, who had an impressive average of 16.38 while taking 13 wickets in seven ODIs during the previous English season, said: “I’ve got to thank the boys for proving that what I achieved last year wasn’t unappreciated.
My track record in this genre is fairly solid. I like to think that whenever it’s needed, I can offer. In advance of Wednesday’s third One-Day International against New Zealand at The Oval, he continued, “It’s wonderful to be finding my feet again, perhaps just in time for India.
However, England has a variety of seam bowling alternatives to choose from. Sam Curran and David Willey, two more left-arm quicks, are competing alongside Reece Topley for a spot in England’s final 15-man World Cup team.
