Surrey and England wicket keeper Ben Foakes is ruled out of the forthcoming LV= Insurance Test series against New Zealand after tearing his left hamstring.
Foakes, who was selected in the England men’s squad earlier this month, was set to play his first Test in home conditions next month at Lord’s, sustained the injury on Sunday slipping in the dressing room after Surrey’s LV= Insurance County Championship fixture against Middlesex at The Kia Oval.
He will now be assessed and work closely on his rehabilitation with the Surrey medical team and is expected to be out of action for at least three months.
England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has called up Kent’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings and Nottinghamshire’s top-order batsman Haseeb Hameed.
Billings, an established member of England’s white-ball squads, is uncapped as a Test player.
Hameed will play for Nottinghamshire in this week’s LV= Insurance County Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston starting on Thursday. He will join up with the England team at their base in London on Sunday night.
