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Olly Stone to leave England's tour of West Indies due to stress fracture of lower back

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Olly Stone will leave England's tour of the West Indies after a scan revealed that he has sustained a stress fracture of the lower back.

The Warwickshire fast bowler was left out of the tour match against a Cricket West Indies President's XI after complaining of a stiff back following the flight to the Caribbean.

When the problem persisted, Stone was sent for a scan that revealed the bone stress injury to his lower left back and he will now return to the UK for further tests.

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It is not the first injury setback that Stone has suffered. He was out for over a year with a major knee injury following his move from Northamptonshire to Warwickshire in 2016.

However, after returning to full fitness, he received his first England call-up for the tour of Sri Lanka, where he made his one-day international debut, but his latest injury means he must wait a while longer for his Test bow.

England confirmed that a replacement for Stone will be named in due course.

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