Top English cricketer Jonny Bairstow has described his "uncontrollable screams" after suffering a freak injury on a golf course.

Jonny Bairstow of England. Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP

Top cricketer Bairstow describes horrific freak injury

Top English cricketer Jonny Bairstow has described his “uncontrollable screams” after suffering a freak injury on a golf course.

Top English cricketer Jonny Bairstow has described his "uncontrollable screams" after suffering a freak injury on a golf course.

Jonny Bairstow of England. Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP

England batsman Jonny Bairstow has been one of the leading international cricketers over the past year, scoring a bucket load of runs and particularly succeeding in translating his limited-overs ability into the longest form of the Test game.

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However, Bairstow won’t play again this year after undergoing surgery on a broken leg following what he described as something like a ‘rugby injury’, but which he suffered while playing golf.

Not only has Bairstow been forced to withdraw from England’s T20 World Cup after suffering a broken leg when he slipped while walking to a tee box, but he also won’t be fit enough for England’s three-Test series in Pakistan in December.

“The actual injury was as such… a broken fibula in three places which required a plate, I dislocated my ankle which in turn meant I did my syndesmosis joint and lateral ligament along with a couple more bits,” he posted on Instagram. “All in all I have done a proper job on it!

“Anyway… on the positive side the operation went well and I am now three weeks post surgery and my staples have been removed… One thing is for sure and that is I shall not be partaking in anything more during 2022… however I cannot wait for what 2023 holds!!”

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The injury to Bairstow comes at a time when he was in sensational form

Before the injury, Bairstow had been in superb form for England, scoring 1 061 runs, including six hundreds, at an average of 66.31 during a remarkable season of Test cricket.

Bairstow also shared more details of the injury when speaking to the Daily Telegraph.

“Normally when you slip you fall on your bum, which would have been fine as there’s plenty of cushion in there. Except this time I tried to regain my balance, my left ankle turned right, dislocated and my weight went through my left lower leg. I heard it snap straight away.

“I took a couple of steps down then slipped. By the time I crumpled into a heap, I was three-quarters of the way down. It’s all a blur, it happened so quickly. I yelped. Uncontrollable screams, the sort you hear on a rugby field. The adrenaline kicked in, and I knew I needed an ambulance. The next three hours without painkillers were not too fun.”

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