Tom Hartley Out of England Lions Tour
Tom Hartley has been ruled out of the England Lions tour of Australia after sustaining a fractured right hand during practice in Brisbane yesterday.
The spinning all-rounder will return to the UK, where he will undergo further assessment by the Lancashire medical teams.
No replacement player will be added to the squad, which includes Lancashire's Rocky Flintoff and Mitch Stanley.
The tour’s first match, a four-day fixture, is scheduled to begin on 14 January against a Cricket Australia Select XI in Brisbane.