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.”