Toby Roland-Jones undergoes scans to discover extent of back problem
The England and Middlesex seamer had to leave the field mid-over at Lord’s on Tuesday.
England seamer Toby Roland-Jones is having scans to assess the cause of pain in his lower back which forced him out of the Middlesex attack in their Specsavers County Championship Division One match at home to Lancashire.
Roland-Jones had to leave the field mid-over at Lord’s on Tuesday with an apparent back problem, having taken two wickets, and was then unable to return on day two.
Middlesex were hoping he would be fit to rejoin their attack on the resumption, but then shortly before start-of-play announced via Twitter that he would not do so.
They and the England and Wales Cricket Board both later confirmed Roland-Jones had been sent for precautionary scans on his back.
A short initial update on the club’s official Twitter account on Wednesday morning read: “ROJO LATEST: @tobyrj21 will not take to the field this morning as he is still feeling stiffness after pulling up yesterday evening.”
Roland-Jones, who is expected to be fit to bat but not bowl against Lancashire, has impressed in his maiden Test summer – taking 17 wickets in four matches against South Africa and West Indies.
England are set to announce their squad towards the end of next week for this winter’s Ashes, and 29-year-old Roland-Jones has made himself an obvious inclusion if fit.
