By Jon Couch
Back in the wars: Olly Stone has been ruled out of the West Indies tour with a back injury
CAPTAIN Joe Root says he is “gutted” for Olly Stone after his role in England’s tour of the West Indies was cut short by injury.
The 25-year-old Warwickshire bowler has sustained a bone stress injury to the left lower back and will return home for further tests this week.
England will call up a replacement for the three-Test series, which starts in Barbados on Wednesday, but Root admits the seamer, who is still awaiting his Test debut after making his one-day internat...
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