England quick Tymal Mills has revealed that his daughter Delphi, 2, suffered a stroke at the airport shortly before he was due to fly out to Australia to play in the Big Bash League.
Mills had been drafted by defending champions Perth Scorchers, having made seven appearances in their title winning campaign where he took 12 wickets at an average of 15.83.
However, the 30-year-old was forced to pull out of the tournament after his daughter fell ill. In an emotional post on Instagram, Mills wrote: "Home for Christmas after the most horrible 11 days. As we were at the airport about to leave for Australia our daughter suffered what ending up being a stroke.