Jamie Overton says he misplaced 10kg in weight as a part of his restoration from a stress fracture in his again this yr, hoping to help his England ambitions throughout all three codecs.
The 30-year-old paceman solely not too long ago returned to bowling following his newest damage setback in April however claimed career-best figures for England of 3-20 of their T20 series-clinching win over the West Indies on Thursday.
Overton elected to not have surgical procedure after struggling what was the fifth stress fracture of his profession however determined to trim down as a part of the prolonged rehabilitation course of.
“I knew I was that heavy but I didn’t realise I’d put that much on,” Overton mentioned, whose weight reduction has equated to round a stone and a half.
“As quickly as I obtained the prognosis, I used to be like: ‘I must lose some weight’. I’ve misplaced 10 kilos since.
“I’ve at all times eaten typically fairly properly, however I believe the amount of meals was at all times a bit an excessive amount of, so I’ve gone onto prepped meals. It limits the energy however nonetheless offers me all of the stuff I want.
“I additionally purchased myself a motorcycle and simply obtained out biking. Carrying additional weight is just not essentially splendid and I used to be like ‘if I can exit on the bike, I am not placing any stress on my physique’.
“I still need to lose a little bit more. We’re getting there, but there’s still a lot of work to do.”
Given Overton’s damage troubles, it is no nice shock that his England profession has been restricted to a sole Check cap, two ODIs and 5 T20s – making his debut within the latter two codecs solely this yr.
Overton made his lone Check look in England’s first collection underneath captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum in opposition to New Zealand in 2022. He was chosen for his quick bowling however struck a 97 with the bat at Headingley, which went a protracted solution to sealing a 3-0 collection win.
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His aptitude for giant hitting has even seen Overton chosen solely as a specialist batter within the final couple of months, with Overton – now again bowling – focusing on a spot in England’s Champions Trophy squad in February, earlier than pushing for a Check recall subsequent summer time in opposition to India, with the Ashes to comply with in late 2025.
“I’ll take it step by step this winter,” Overton mentioned. “Hopefully I’ll go to India [for a white-ball series], then the Champions Trophy but we’ll see how we go.
“Hopefully when April comes round, I will be again enjoying four-day cricket for Surrey and pushing to get again into the Check aspect.
“I’ve still got that ambition to play Test cricket for England again. I’ve just got to get my body right and we’ll see where we get to.”
Overton and England end off their white-ball tour of the Caribbean with the ultimate two T20s in opposition to West Indies in St Lucia on Saturday and Sunday – each video games beginning at 8pm (UK time).
