Bresnan took the key wicket of David Warner to pave the way for Stuart Broad’s match-winning spell in the fourth Test. PHOTO: AFP
England pace bowling all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes and the rest of the home international season with a stress fracture in his lower back, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced yesterday.
Bresnan starred with both bat and ball as England beat Australia by 74 runs in the fourth Test against Australia at Chester-le-Street on Monday as they went 3-0 up with one to play and so won a third straight Ashes series.
“England and Yorkshire pace bowler Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the remainder of the international season with a stress fracture in his lower back,” said an ECB statement.
“Bresnan will begin a recovery and rehabilitation programme and a date for his return to cricket will be determined in due course.”
The first England match Bresnan will miss is next week’s fifth and final Test against Australia at The Oval in south London starting on Wednesday, August 21.
Whether the 28-year-old Bresnan will be fit for the return Ashes in Australia starting in November remains to be seen.
Now fast-bowler Chris Tremlett has a chance to revive his Test career on his Surrey home ground next week having last featured for England against Pakistan in Dubai in January last year, although Finn will also be hoping for an Ashes recall after playing in the first Test at Trent Bridge.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2013.
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