The Ashes 2021-22 | England's Jos Buttler to return home with broken finger
The Hindu
Limited-overs specialist wicketkeeper Sam Billings has been called into the squad as cover for Bairstow and Buttler
England's Jos Buttler has a broken finger and will be returning home to end a difficult Ashes tour for the 57-test capped wicketkeeper batsman.
England team management said, after the that saw the tourists cling on for a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, that Buttler has a “fractured left index finger” and that he will return home on Monday for further assessment and treatment.
“It’s quite a serious injury and for him to be able to front up and put in as he did from the moment he took that knock shows how much he cares,” said captain Joe Root after the fourth test. “It shows how much it means to him to play in this test team and how much it means to him to play for England.”