England are anxiously waiting for Olly Stone’s scan results after the Ashes hopeful hobbled off the field, part way through an over, with a hamstring injury during Nottinghamshire’s championship fixture against Lancashire at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Notts will not know the full extent of the injury until Stone has a scan at the conclusion of the match, but he was said to be hobbling around the dressing room on crutches.
Stone was name-checked by the England and Wales Cricket Board managing director, Rob Key, as an important bowler for the Ashes series starting next month, his ability to hit speeds of 90mph a huge asset for the hosts. Ben Stokes has talked of wanting eight fit pace bowlers at his disposal, all of whom can be rotated during the five‑Test series, which is being squeezed into six weeks.
