West Indies v England: Reece Topley to return home early after knee injury rules pace bowler out of T20 series

England pace bowler Reece Topley was fined earlier in the week after he hit a handrail with a chair in response to suffering a knee injury in the first T20 match against West Indies. The fallout from the injury continued when England announced that the problem with his knee would rule him out of the remainder of the series, which is live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

England have announced that seamer Reece Topley will return home after being ruled out of the rest of the T20 series against West Indies due to a knee injury.

The left-arm bowler suffered the problem in the first match of the series, and further investigations into the injury have convinced England to send him home.

Topley was fined 15% of his match fee earlier in the week for an incident in the first game of the series.

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He was found to have breached the ICC Code of Conduct, when he hit a handrail with a chair after sustaining his injury.

One demerit point was also added to Topley's disciplinary record, which would lead to a ban if he reached four or more points in the next two years.

“Topley was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match’ and was duly fined 15 percent of his match fee,” the ICC said in a statement.

Highlights: Buttler stars as dominant England take 2-0 T20 series lead over West Indies

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England have a 2-0 lead after the first two matches in West Indies, with the third game to be held at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia, shown live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

The 30-year-old pace bowler made his England debut in 2015 and has 35 appearances in T20 for the team, with 33 wickets to his name.

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