Cummins to leave England tour with muscle strain

Cummins to leave England tour with muscle strain
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Summary Cummins to leave Australia's one-day tour of England due to muscle strain.

Oft-injured fast bowler Pat Cummins has an abdominal muscle strain and will leave Australias one-day tour of England to return home for treatment.Cricket Australia said in a statement Sunday that Cummins sustained a left-side muscle strain during the first one-day international against England at Lords on Friday, a 15-run loss to the home side.Australian team doctor John Orchard said Cummins was sore after the game and was scanned, the results of which have revealed a medium grade side-strain. This will keep him out of the remainder of the England tour.A heel injury had kept 19-year-old Cummins out of international cricket for six months since his test debut against South Africa in November.He will not be replaced for the remaining four matches of the tour.
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