Chris Woakes to miss Scotland ODI, first part of Australia series
England will be without Chris Woakes for the one-off one-day international against Scotland and the first part of the Australia series, after the paceman picked up a right quad strain.
He will be replaced in the squad for Sunday's ODI against Scotland by Tom Curran, the Surrey fast bowler, while Nottinghamshire's Jake Ball has been drafted in as cover for the Australia series which starts on 13 June, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Tuesday, 5 June.
Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the Scotland ODI with tightness in his right quad. He is replaced in the squad by Surrey's Tom Curran.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 4, 2018
Woakes will be assessed this week to ascertain if he'll be fit for the Australia series. pic.twitter.com/gnBWtfwMJ7
Woakes played the second Test against Pakistan in Leeds and had a match-haul of 4/73 as England won by an innings and 55 runs.
He joins Ben Stokes on the sidelines. The all-rounder was on 3 June ruled out of the Scotland ODI and the first part of the Australia series with a hamstring injury. Stokes is set to return to his county, Durham, to continue his rehabilitation and will be assessed later this week.
England will be looking to defend their No.1 position in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings. They have called up Dawid Malan for the Scotland fixture, and Sam Billings has been drafted in for the Australia rubber as cover for Stokes.
