England T20 selectors face headache after Jamie Overton’s back injury

England T20 selectors face headache after Jamie Overton’s back injury

Surrey fast bowler’s squad inclusion now in the balancePlayer has anxious wait for results from proposed scan

England have seen their forthcoming selection for the T20 World Cup complicated by a back injury to Jamie Overton and now face an anxious two-week wait to discover the full extent of the all-rounder’s problem.

Though uncapped in T20 internationals, Surrey’s Overton is understood to have been lined up as a wildcard pick for England’s title defence in the Caribbean and USA in June. It follows a strong run of form in franchise cricket and the withdrawal of Ben Stokes from selection.

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