• Two bowlers injuries limit England’s pace options for next series
• Chris Woakes’s chances improved by wicket hauls in ODIs against PakistanEngland will undertake their Test tour of South Africa without two of their key speedily bowlers. Neither Steven Finn nor notice Wood,both of whom played important roles in the regaining of the Ashes final summer, will be in the Test squad, and which is to be announced on Thursday.
Finn acquired a foot injury just before the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in October. Wood played in the first two Tests before being ruled out of the final one because of a chronic ankle injury. Neither has recovered quickly enough to be considered for selection for the Tests in South Africa. For Wood there will now be urgent consultations with the experts about the opportunity of an operation.
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Source: theguardian.com