Injury blow for England

Updated 14.14 Sun Aug 17 2008
Keywords: england, cricket, Ryan Sidebottom

England have a couple of injury worries leading into next week's NatWest one-day series with South Africa.

Nottinghamshire left-arm seam bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of Tuesday's Twenty20 international at Chester-le-Street with a hip problem.

Nottinghamshire left-arm seam bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of Tuesday's Twenty20 international at Chester-le-Street with a hip problem

Chris Tremlett is also suffering with a heel injury.

Sidebottom has not travelled with the squad to Edinburgh for the one-day international with Scotland on Monday and will instead head to Loughborough to have a fitness check on Tuesday.

Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been added to the squad for the Scotland match as cover for Tremlett's problem.

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