Liam Livingstone has revealed he is set to miss all of England 's T20 World Cup warm-up games against Australia, but is targeting a return against Pakistan ahead of the tournament starting.
Livingstone, who played a crucial all-round role for England at last year's World Cup, has been out of action since August after injuring his ankle during The Hundred. The 29-year-old actually suffered the injury after tripping on a kerb and sustained ligament damage, which initially left him worried he could miss the World Cup altogether.
England had several players dealing with injuries leading into the tournament, with Mark Wood and Chris Woakes returning from long lay-offs last month against Pakistan and captain Jos Buttler starring in the first warm-up game against Australia after spending almost two months on the sidelines.