![]() But if you don't bowl for a while that adaptation decreases and you lose the protection offered by it.Stress fractures are common injuries in athletes and military recruits. The loads are around 100 times the impact of running and, in response, they get super dense spines. "Fast bowlers have very, very adapted spines. It's basically as fast as anyone has ever seen bone density decrease. "That number may not seem like a lot but the rate of loss is equivalent to what we see from astronauts in space. "We had been seeing some really promising trends up to last season, but what's happened over the last few weeks has blown our numbers up. Any time you take away the stimulus of fast bowling on the spine, you have the same effect. "Our research shows that when players get stress fractures in the first six to eight weeks where they are inactive or doing low cardio, they lose three to five per cent of their lumbar bone density. "There was a time in lockdown where I saw videos of some very tall fast bowlers bowling against their walls in London flats. It could be a contributing factor," Alway said. "Covid lockdowns deconditioned bowlers a considerable amount. Each individual case carries its own specifics, but the cluster of breakdowns is a major cause for concern for the national side.Ĭases had been trending downwards for several years until the recent dramatic spike and Dr Peter Alway, research and operations manager at the ECB with a PhD in the field of lumbar stress fractures, believes the the sudden interruption of the pandemic could be part of the reason. The after-effects of the coronavirus lockdown could be a contributing factor to the spate of stress fractures among England bowlers, according to an ECB research specialist.Īlongside Archer, Mahmood and Fisher, the likes of Olly Stone, Sam Curran and Tom Curran are all on the way back after succumbing to the problem. "He's 27, he's still young, but the big concern is whether he can get back to bowling at that extreme pace that made him such a potent weapon for England." Lockdown to blame for spate of stress fractures? There will also be doubts as to whether he can get back to full fitness for the T20 World Cup in Australia at the end of the year. "A big blow for Archer and England, and you really have to feel for him, given he's not played international cricket for 14 months. "England are already without fast bowlers Olly Stone, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson. "We're going to need to try and get across that as best we can so we can have as many options as possible."Īfter being diagnosed with a stress fracture to the lower back, England and Sussex seamer Jofra Archer has been ruled out for the rest of the season. "As you know with all fast bowlers, unfortunately these are the things that do happen, stress fractures in particular. ![]() "It's definitely a concern and trying to find out why this is happening is something that we need to look into and make sure, hopefully it never happens again," Key told reporters. The Yorkshireman is also nursing a stress fractureįour stress fractures in the last five years has disrupted Stone's England hopesĪ heavy workload has seen the seam bowling all-rounder deal with several niggling injuries, including to his shĪnother of those to have been hit with a stress fracture while on IPL duty in Octoberīack spasms ruled Robinson out of all three games against the West Indies, while dental issues and a stomach problem have disrupted his start to the county campaignĭirector of men's cricket Rob Key admitted on Wednesday that the loss of multiple bowlers to injury is an area England must address. The Lancashire man is out with a stress fracture ![]() Wood suffered an elbow injury in the first Test of the Caribbean tour The 27-year-old is dealing with a stress fracture of the lower back having previously been out with an elbow problem ![]()
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