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New dad Prior flies home, misses 4th Test
Matt Prior has flown home after his wife gave birth to their first child and Tim Ambrose will take his place in the fourth Test against the West Indies.
- Associated Press
- Updated: February 24, 2009 06:04 PM IST
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Bridgetown, Barbados:
Prior had already said he would return home but his wife, Emily, gave birth earlier than the expected date of March 2. The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Monday that Prior flew home after hearing news that he had a son and backup wicketkeeper Ambrose would start against the West Indies.
England is 1-0 down in the five-match series and the fourth Test starts at Bridgetown on Thursday. Allrounder Andrew Flintoff also misses that game because of a muscle strain in his right hip.
England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has flown home after his wife gave birth to their first child on Sunday and Tim Ambrose will take his place in the fourth Test against the West Indies.Prior had already said he would return home but his wife, Emily, gave birth earlier than the expected date of March 2. The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Monday that Prior flew home after hearing news that he had a son and backup wicketkeeper Ambrose would start against the West Indies.
England is 1-0 down in the five-match series and the fourth Test starts at Bridgetown on Thursday. Allrounder Andrew Flintoff also misses that game because of a muscle strain in his right hip.
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