England’s bowling assault has been dealt one other blow after Jamie Overton was identified with a lower-back stress fracture which might rule him out of the upcoming summer season Assessments towards West Indies and Sri Lanka.
Overton performed his solely Check at Headingley in June 2022, taking two wickets towards New Zealand and scoring 97 from No 8.
Nevertheless, a stress fracture dominated him out of the Ashes final summer season and, after preliminary scans on his again had been inconclusive, he has been identified with one other stress fracture which is prone to preserve him out for the remainder of the English summer season.
“We can confirm that Jamie Overton has suffered a stress fracture of the lower back,” an announcement from Surrey to Sky Sports activities Information learn.
“There is currently no timeline for his return, but he will continue his recovery under the guidance of the Surrey Medical Department.”
Surrey added that there isn’t any timeline on his return and his availability for England.
England’s fast-bowling depth might be examined this summer season following Stuart Broad’s retirement after final summer season’s Ashes, and with James Anderson set to bow out of worldwide cricket after the primary West Indies Check at Lord’s.
Josh Tongue, who joined Nottinghamshire from Worcestershire within the low season, is but to function in county cricket to this point in 2024 and is unlikely to play Check cricket this summer season because of a pectoral muscle subject.
Saqib Mahmood, who’s coming back from a number of stress fractures of his personal, got here on and off the sector a number of occasions on the ultimate morning of Lancashire’s Championship match towards Durham on Monday, whereas Matthew Potts solely bowled three overs in Lancashire’s second innings.
England’s 2024 residence Check matches
West Indies in England
- First Check: July 10-14 (Lord’s)
- Second Check: July 18-22 (Trent Bridge)
- Third Check: July 26-30 (Edgbaston)
Sri Lanka in England
- First Check: August 21-25 (Previous Trafford)
- Second Check: August 29 – September 2 (Lord’s)
- Third Check: September 6-10 (The Oval)
All six Check matches stay on Sky Sports activities
Watch all 4 matches of England’s males’s T20I sequence towards Pakistan, beginning Wednesday, Might 22, and the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup within the Caribbean and USA stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket. Additionally stream with NOW.
