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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ali Martin

Olly Stone to miss at least England’s first Ashes Test due to hamstring injury

Olly Stone bowls for Nottinghamshire against Hampshire on 8 April.
Olly Stone, shown in action for Nottinghamshire, had been earmarked as one of England’s three outright quick bowlers for the summer. Photograph: Neil Marshall/ProSports/Shutterstock

Olly Stone faces a battle to be fit for the second half of this summer’s Ashes series after scans pointed to a “five to six week” absence with a hamstring injury.

The England fast bowler, 29, pulled up with an injury during Nottinghamshire’s Division One match with Lancashire at Trent Bridge last weekend and it is understood he has been ruled out of the first Test at Edgbaston that starts on 16 June.

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