Jamie Overton’s Ashes hopes hit by injury

Jamie Overton’s Ashes hopes hit by injury

Jamie Overton’s hopes of forcing his method again into the England staff this 12 months for the Ashes summer time have been derailed by the Surrey quick bowler struggling a stress fracture to his decrease again.

Overton made his Test debut towards New Zealand at Headingley final June and was an unused squad member within the England facet that claimed a 3-0 collection win in Pakistan earlier than Christmas.

He has been compelled to chop quick a keep within the United Arab Emirates, the place he was as a result of play for Gulf Giants within the International League T20, after being identified with a lumbar stress fracture.

“Jamie, who had been in the UAE, has returned to the UK and further investigations have … revealed that he has sustained a stress fracture of the lumbar spine,” county facet Surrey stated in a press release.

“He will now begin a period of rehabilitation.”