England's injured fast bowlers: how badly and how long?
[ad_1] In the early weeks of the season, a number of England seam-bowling candidates with either international experience or the potential for a call-up by the new selection panel are already unavailable through injury. With input from Kevin Shine, the ECB's lead fast bowling coach, we look at those on the treatment table and when some might be back in contention. Toby Roland-Jones Out for the season due to a recurrence of the stress fracture diagnosed at the end of the 2017 domestic season. The ECB's view is that, in an ideal world, Roland-Jones might have spent the whole winter recovering and rehabilitating from the stress fracture. But, such was his desire to play a part in the Test team, he asked to play for the Lions and subsequently suffered more pain in his back after starting the season for Middlesex. Kevin Shine: "Listening to the player is of paramount importance and we were optimistic that [he] would recover in time." George Garton Garton impressed the Eng...