Cricket-England's Robinson in doubt for second test due to knee injury


Cricket - England v New Zealand - First Test - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 5, 2026 England's Ollie Robinson in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

June 13 (Reuters) - Ollie ⁠Robinson, whose player-of-the-match performance guided England to victory ⁠in the first test against New Zealand, is ‌a doubt for the second match due to a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Saturday.

The national body ​called up uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe ⁠as the 32-year-old's cover, ⁠in case he is unable to play the second test, ⁠which ‌begins at The Oval on Wednesday.

"Robinson experienced knee soreness after a training session on ⁠Friday and is set to undergo a precautionary ​scan on ‌Saturday," the ECB said in a statement.

Robinson, playing his ⁠first test ​in over two years, took seven wickets including five in the first innings as England won by 115 runs ⁠on a difficult wicket at Lord's.

England ​will also be without regular captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson, who have been left out of the ⁠second of the three-test series following an investigation into an incident in a London nightclub.

Jofra Archer and Jordan Cox have replaced the two in the squad.

England ​squad: Joe Root (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra ⁠Archer, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jordan ​Cox, Henry Crocombe, Ben Duckett, ‌Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, James ​Rew, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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