By Ashley Williams
LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: England top-order batsman Jonathan Trott, who had injured his hand during the fourth match, was ruled out of the fifth and the final One Day International against South Africa, to be played in Nottingham on Wednesday.
England are leading the five-match ODI series by 2-1 after first match of the series was washed out and the importance of the final encounter is for the South Africa to square the series while its impact on the ICC rankings would be zero as England have already cemented their place on top of the ICC ODI Rankings by winning the fourth match.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn had hit Jonathan Trott on his hand with a short delivery during the fourth One Day International at Lord’s which England won by six wickets.
As per the reports emerging from England’s camp, the injury wasn’t of severe nature and there wasn’t any major fracture after Jonathan Trott underwent an X-ray on Monday.
Trott did take part in Tuesday’s practice session with his teammates but the team management decided to rest him for the final encounter so as to keep him safe from any bigger injury.
The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Tuesday evening that Jonathan Trott will not be part of the England cricket team for the final ODI against South Africa and Jos Buttler, Somerset batsman, will replace him in the squad.
However, sources told this scribe that Jonathan Bairstow would replace Jonathan Trott in the final playing eleven for the match.
Another absentee at the final ODI would be England coach Andy Flower who is taking a short break to spend time with his family before his side take on the Proteas in the three-match Twenty20 International series and then take off to Sri Lanka for participating in the ICC World Twenty20 2012 which starts September 18, 2012.
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