Simply hours after asserting the squad for Ashes 2023, England suffered an enormous setback. England’s Ashes preparations have been thrown into disarray as spinner Jack Leach was dominated out with a stress fracture in his again. His alternative is but to be introduced, however it is a massive blow for the English aspect forward of the massive collection. 

Leach took 4 wickets in England’s 10-wicket win over Eire at Lord’s this week, though he suffered from low again ache in the course of the recreation.

A follow-up scan on Sunday discovered a stress fracture within the lumbar area of the backbone, ruling him out of all the Ashes collection. In his absence, England may name up Dom Bess to the aspect. 

England Assertion stated

 “Spinner Jack Leach has been dominated out of the LV Insurance coverage Males’s Ashes collection with a low again (lumbar) stress fracture,” an England assertion stated. “England will announce a alternative for the Ashes collection in the end.”

Quick bowler Jofra Archer can even miss the Ashes resulting from a stress fracture in his proper elbow, whereas James Anderson and Ollie Robinson have been additionally rested for the Eire Check.

Olly Stone had a hamstring harm when enjoying for Nottinghamshire final month, that means he’ll miss a minimum of the primary Ashes Check, whereas Jamie Overton is now solely enjoying as a batsman for Surrey after struggling a again stress fracture.

There has additionally been hypothesis about whether or not all-rounder Ben Stokes will be capable of bowl resulting from a knee ailment he has been nursing since final yr Joe Root maintains he might be able to bowl when the Ashes start on June 16 in Edgbaston.

England had earlier introduced a squad for the Ashes. 

England squad: Ben Stokes (c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Joe Root, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Jack Leach, Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Dan Lawrence, Chris Woakes, Mark Wooden, Josh Tongue.