Summary Finn first felt pain in his foot during England's second warm-up match.
ABU DHABI (AFP) - England fast bowler Steven Finn will miss the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi with a foot injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.
The 26-year-old has sustained a stress injury to his left foot and will therefore sit out the opening match in the three-Test series, which begins on Tuesday.
Finn first felt pain in his foot during England s second warm-up match against Pakistan A in Sharjah last week, but took part in a nets session on Sunday.
"It s a bitter blow for him," said England captain Alastair Cook. "He bowled really well in that warm-up game and over the last 12 months he s made huge strides back to where we d like him to be.
"We ll monitor him and hope he could be right for the second Test. But we ll have to wait and see."
