Yardy flies home with depression
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March 25, 2011, Friday
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ALLROUNDER Michael Yardy has been withdrawn from England's World Cup squad because of depression, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.
Yardy has returned home and Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been called up as a replacement, the ECB said in a statement.
"Leaving at this stage of a World Cup campaign was a very difficult decision to make but I felt that it was the only sensible option for me and I wanted to be honest about the reason behind that decision," Yardy was quoted as saying in the ECB statement.
"I would like to wish the squad all the very best ahead of the (quarterfinal) game (against Sri Lanka) on Saturday. I would appreciate some privacy over the coming weeks while I spend time with family and close friends ahead of what I hope will be a successful season for Sussex."
Yardy is the fourth player to pull out from England's World Cup squad. Batsman Kevin Pietersen (hernia) and pace bowlers Stuart Broad (side strain) and Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring) flew home earlier during the tournament.
Another paceman, Tim Bresnan, underwent a precautionary scan on his calf after he suffered minor discomfort in his right leg.
England, which is in Colombo preparing for its World Cup quarterfinal against Sri Lanka, expects him to be fit for Saturday's match.
"We had a scan yesterday and he will bowl tomorrow (Friday)," a spokesperson for the team said.
Bresnan, who has taken nine wickets from six matches so far in the tournament, had suffered a torn calf muscle in the ODI series against Australia before the World Cup and returned home for rehabilitation.
The ECB said Yardy consulted the England medical team before flying home to "receive the best possible advice and support as he seeks to overcome an illness he has been managing for a prolonged period of time."
Yardy has returned home and Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been called up as a replacement, the ECB said in a statement.
"Leaving at this stage of a World Cup campaign was a very difficult decision to make but I felt that it was the only sensible option for me and I wanted to be honest about the reason behind that decision," Yardy was quoted as saying in the ECB statement.
"I would like to wish the squad all the very best ahead of the (quarterfinal) game (against Sri Lanka) on Saturday. I would appreciate some privacy over the coming weeks while I spend time with family and close friends ahead of what I hope will be a successful season for Sussex."
Yardy is the fourth player to pull out from England's World Cup squad. Batsman Kevin Pietersen (hernia) and pace bowlers Stuart Broad (side strain) and Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring) flew home earlier during the tournament.
Another paceman, Tim Bresnan, underwent a precautionary scan on his calf after he suffered minor discomfort in his right leg.
England, which is in Colombo preparing for its World Cup quarterfinal against Sri Lanka, expects him to be fit for Saturday's match.
"We had a scan yesterday and he will bowl tomorrow (Friday)," a spokesperson for the team said.
Bresnan, who has taken nine wickets from six matches so far in the tournament, had suffered a torn calf muscle in the ODI series against Australia before the World Cup and returned home for rehabilitation.
The ECB said Yardy consulted the England medical team before flying home to "receive the best possible advice and support as he seeks to overcome an illness he has been managing for a prolonged period of time."
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