Cox refuses to let injury deny him another England tilt

Jordan Cox, England’s T20 winner over Ireland on Sunday, claims he was always ready to “battle on” with a knee injury.

The 24-year-old’s 55 from 35 balls, which came with the key knock in the six-wicket victory that gave Malahide a 2-0 series victory, made him the first international player to play for ten months.

Cox appeared to squirm when Ross Adair caught the ball during Ireland’s innings.

He didn’t think about losing another chance to injury after being denied a Test debut against New Zealand in November because of a broken thumb he sustained in the nets.

There was no way he would bat because he said he might have to wait another two years.

“I probably haven’t waited a while because of my injuries,” I said. It’s quite difficult to join this team.

Cox’s maiden half-century, which included his sixth international appearance in an England jersey, was unapologetically higher than his previous best of 17 in a single-seat performance.

He claimed he had looked to have a chance to add some of that confidence to his international debut after leading The Hundred in runs scored and receiving the Most Valuable Player award last month.

Don’t worry about it; it’s just a ball coming down. Whoever bowls it should just have a little fun and demonstrate their abilities. That’s what I attempted to accomplish.

“Come on, this is just franchise cricket and I’m playing for the Oval, just enjoy it and have a little fun,” I said. “I seemed to do well in that Oval shirt.”

Why not try to do it everywhere since that’s what I do while I’m there?

Cox claimed that missing a Test match against New Zealand last winter has “really struggled.”

Jacob Bethell, age 21, made his Test debut on the road in his absence and appears to be a member of the team that will be named this week for the Ashes series in Australia this winter.

Cox continued, “To have the opportunity to play for your country in Test cricket was something I’ve always dreamed about doing, and I’m still dreaming about doing, so to have that opportunity taken away was really difficult.

“My friends and family, the people who were close to me, said there was a reason for it,” my friend said. Someone told me I wasn’t ready for Test cricket, if that meant I wasn’t quite ready yet.