Roland-Jones ruled out of English season

England fast bowler Toby Roland-Jones has suffered a recurrence of a back injury that has ruled him out of the 2018 English cricket season.

The quick suffered soreness in his back whilst playing for his county, Middlesex, at Derbyshire, which prevented him from bowling in the second half of the game. Subsequent scans confirmed a recurrence of the stress fracture he suffered last September, and he will now enter a period of rehabilitation.

Angus Fraser, Middlesex Cricket’s Managing Director of Cricket, said: “Everybody at the club is devastated for Toby and our immediate thoughts are with him, and that he makes a full recovery.

“I know how frustrating it can be to miss a summer of cricket through injury, having been through this myself on two occasions. The ray of light is that you do recover and you do come back stronger and even more determined.

The quick would have no doubt been looking to reclaim his spot in England’s Test match fast bowling battery during the English summer. Roland-Jones’ four Test appearances have yielded 17 wickets at 19.64 apiece, which included 5/57 against South Africa on his Test debut at The Oval.