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• Stone becomes third out-of-action England paceman • Stone out for a fortnight after being injured in training
Olly Stone will miss the second Ashes Test after being ruled out for at least a fortnight with a back injury. The England pace bowler, who was injured in training on Tuesday, joins fellow pacemen Jimmy Anderson and Mark Wood in being unavailable for next Wednesday’s Lord’s Test.
Paul Farbrace, Warwickshire’s sport director, told the county’s website: “It’s really disappointing for Olly that he’s been ruled out of action for such an important two weeks of cricket because of a reoccurrence of his back injury. Continue reading...