Injury-prone James Pattinson has been ruled out of the Ashes series with England after aggravating a lower back stress fracture, dealing Australia’s fast bowling stocks a blow.
It is the same problem that kept the 27-year-old out of Australia’s recent tour to Bangladesh, and he will now take an indefinite break to fully recover.
“Obviously I am extremely disappointed with this setback after just getting back into a good run of playing cricket,” Pattinson said in a statement late Wednesday.
“I’m especially disappointed to miss out on the possibility to play in a home Ashes series.
