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 lately returned to bowling following his newest harm 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 bought the analysis, I used to be like: ‘I must lose some weight’. I’ve misplaced 10 kilos since.
“I’ve all the time eaten typically fairly properly, however I feel the amount of meals was all the time a bit an excessive amount of, so I’ve gone onto prepped meals. It limits the energy however nonetheless provides me all of the stuff I would like.
“I additionally purchased myself a motorcycle and simply bought out biking. Carrying additional weight just isn’t essentially excellent 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 harm troubles, it is no nice shock that his England profession has been restricted to a sole Take a look at cap, two ODIs and 5 T20s – making his debut within the latter two codecs solely this yr.
Overton made his lone Take a look at look in England’s first sequence underneath captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum towards New Zealand in 2022. He was chosen for his quick bowling however struck a 97 with the bat at Headingley, which went an extended technique to sealing a 3-0 sequence win.
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Watch one of the best moments from Jamie Overton’s debut fifty towards New Zealand at Headingley in 2022
His aptitude for large 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 Take a look at recall subsequent summer season towards India, with the Ashes to observe 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 Take a look at 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 towards West Indies in St Lucia on Saturday and Sunday – each video games beginning at 8pm (UK time).
