England spinner Jack Leach to miss entire Ashes series because of back injury

Updated : Jun 05, 2023 14:29
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PTI

England's Ashes preparations were rocked on Sunday after spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the entire series with a back stress fracture.

31-year-old Leach claimed four wickets during England's 10-wicket victory over Ireland at Lord's, but developed low back symptoms during the match.

A subsequent scan on Sunday revealed a stress fracture in the lumbar region of the spine, which will rule the key spinner out of all five tests against Australia.

“England will announce a replacement for the Ashes series in due course,” an England statement said.

Leach has taken 124 wickets in 35 tests overall with best match figures of 10-166.

The first Ashes test starts June 16 at Edgbaston.

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