Stokes to miss rest of summer with hamstring injury

England Test skipper Ben Stokes has been ruled retired of nan remainder of nan summertime aft tearing his near hamstring while playing successful The Hundred.

The all-rounder will miss England's three-Test bid against Sri Lanka, which starts connected 21 August, pinch vice-captain Ollie Pope to lead nan broadside successful Stokes' absence.

Stokes, 33, was near connected crutches pursuing nan wounded while batting for Northern Superchargers against Manchester Originals astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.

He is aiming to beryllium fresh successful clip for England's three-Test circuit of Pakistan, which originates connected 7 October.

Stokes, who was playing successful The Hundred for nan first clip successful 3 years this season, pulled up aft moving a azygous and had to beryllium carried disconnected nan field.

He had appeared to person returned to afloat fittingness this summertime aft recovering from room connected a knee wounded that had constricted his expertise to bowl.

Stokes opted retired of nan Indian Premier League and T20 World Cup to assistance pinch his recovery, past led England to a 3-0 bid triumph complete nan West Indies, taking 5 wickets astatine an mean of 34.20 successful 3 Tests.

He played 3 times for Northern Superchargers during The Hundred, scoring conscionable 4 runs and taking nary wickets.

England big Sri Lanka successful nan first Test astatine Emirates Old Trafford from 21-25 August, followed by matches astatine Lord's and nan Kia Oval.

Opener Zak Crawley has already been ruled retired of nan bid because of a surgery finger, pinch Dan Lawrence group to partner Ben Duckett astatine nan apical of nan order.

Uncapped accelerated bowler Dillon Pennington, who was an unused portion of nan squad for nan West Indies series, will miss nan Sri Lanka Tests aft besides sustaining a hamstring wounded playing for Northern Superchargers successful The Hundred.

Essex batter Jordan Cox was called up to nan Test squad for nan first time, while Nottinghamshire accelerated bowler Olly Stone has been recalled.