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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of third Test against Pakistan after tearing a muscle in his calf. The 25-year-old was forced to leave the ground on day four of England's 330-run triumph at Old Trafford on Monday after pulling up while bowling. INJURY NEWS: @benstokes38 has been ruled out of the third Investec Test against PAK with a torn right calf #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/LRdETODSYi — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 27, 2016 ECB has confirmed that an MRI scan detected the tear and the Durham player will be reviewed by the medical team next week. Stokes has scored 1429 runs in 25 Tests at an average of 33.23. The third Test will be played on Wednesday at Edgbaston. England squad: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Gary Ballance, Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, James Vince, Chris Woakes

Despite the protests in Zimbabwe over civil and economic issues, the New Zealand’s 15-man Test squad led by Kane Williamson arrived in the African continent for a two-Test series. The Black Caps will play a three-day warm-up fixture starting on July 22 in the capital. "It's nice to finally be here. We had a good tour here last year, so I'm sure it will be much the same," Tom Latham, the New Zealand opener, said . "It was a good week of preparation for us in South Africa. "It was good to catch up with the guys. We want to win every game, like we do on most tours. "It's nice to have everyone back, everyone is fully fit. We'll get the warm-up game out of the way and then focus on the two Tests." The first official Test gets underway on July 28, followed by the second on August 6. Both matches will be played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. New Zealand previous toured Zimbabwe in July 2015 for a limited-overs s

England skipper Alastair Cook announced that right-arm medium pace bowler Jake Ball will make his Test debut when England meet Pakistan at Lord’s on July 14. Ball, 25, has been named in the playing XI for the first Test against Pakistan as a replacement for James Anderson, who was ruled out due to a shoulder injury. . @JakeBall to make his debut tomorrow! He says; "I probably won't get much sleep tonight" #EngvPak pic.twitter.com/rBD9nLfIDQ — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 13, 2016 The Nottinghamshire pacer has been included in three previous Test squads, but he has finally been handed a chance to be a part of playing 11. “Jake will make his debut,” confirmed captain Alastair Cook. “Unfortunately Jimmy has missed out but it's a great opportunity for Jake. "He's got wicket-taking balls in him, the ability to get good players out on flat wickets, and he puts the ball in good areas with good pace." Ball has established himself

Australian spinner Brad Hogg has quit the Perth Scorchers after spending the glorious five year spell with the club and will start afresh with a different Big Bash League outfit. He is tipped to join the Melbourne Renegades. However, no official announcement has been announced from the club, but the Scorchers head coach Justin Langer confirmed that the 45-year-old was leaving the WACA Ground. Hogg has started his Big Bash career in 2011-12 season, since then has been a leading wicket taker with 46 wickets at 21.82. "Very disappointing," Langer told reporters. "I know [where he's going], but I can't tell you where he's going. But he's leaving the Scorchers. I'm really disappointed about that. What can I say? I'm personally disappointed, professionally disappointed, but it's his decision and life goes on. "In my opinion he's made a wrong decision, that's okay, that's not my business. But I can go to bed