Ashes 2013: England bowler Tim Bresnan out with injury
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England and Yorkshire pace bowler Tim Bresnan will miss the rest of the summer through injury.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said the player, 28, has a stress fracture in his lower back.
Bresnan has played in the last three Ashes Tests for England but will not feature in the fifth Test at The Oval.
The ECB added: "Bresnan will begin a recovery and rehabilitation programme and a date for his return to cricket will be determined in due course."
He later tweeted: "Really gutted to be missing the last test! Wishing the boys well for the Oval."
Bresnan missed the first Test of the Ashes series but came in for Steven Finn for the second Test.
The Yorkshire pace bowler then retained his place as Alastair Cook's side went on to win the Ashes.
Bresnan has taken 10 wickets in the three Tests he has featured in and averaged 25 with the bat.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has had a scan on his right knee but is available to be selected for the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval on 21 August.
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I assume ProudAustralian will be demanding that Aleem Dar be excluded from umpiring Australian games where Fawad Ahmed is playing?
31 and he has been 'Australian' for less than 2 months...
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I'd agree will miss his bowling, and also his batting, he's added some steel back to Englands tail end which was contributing few runs in NZ and for most of this series.
England's high win record with Bresnan playing is no accident.
Bresnan has been our most consistent bowler throughout the past 3 tests taking important wickets in each innings.
When Jimmy couldn't get wickets at his home ground, Tim was there to show him the ropes. When partnerships had formed it was often Bresnan that broke them up.
England will miss his bowling, but more importantly they will miss hiss batting.
Hurry back Tim, we need you!
As for the Oval - got to be Tremlett...he needs matches at Test Level under his belt and I can't see anyone else coming in TBH.
Get well soon, and get back at those Aussies in November.
That said Tremlett was unlucky to lose his place due to injury having been Man of the Series against Sri Lanka 6 months earlier. Good he get's another chance.
However, this could give Tremlett the chance i hope he takes.
contributor with the bat.
Wishing Tim a speedy recovery
and a quick return to his bowling mark.
Dr. Cajetan Coelho
No he didn't ... he looked out of form and not getting any wickets ...
Avalon
so, let him rest after this test... -play the best side to win 4-0
then he can have plenty of rest
I appreciate that you weren't saying drop him but if Onions is crook and Bres definitely out now is emphatically not the time to rest Jimmy. He can take all the rest he wants after the test.
Same could be said for any player..
but, why does he need a break ? I realise the protection of our best players, but not to rest them against Australia, at a home test.. personally, that makes no sense. he won't play again for months now if England want
Jimmy does need a rest, but there's no point in resting him for the last test, and then him playing in the ODIs. I'd rather him take the ODIs off as rest, and have an extra few weeks break before going on tour again.