England will start their home summer with a three-match Test series against West Indies, starting on July 10. With James Anderson retiring after the opening Test at Lord's, England will face a dearth of pace bowling options for the remainder of the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Josh has had a setback to his original injury (pectoral injury). There is no timescale on when he\u2019ll return to action,\" the England and Wales Cricket Board was quoted as saying by the ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tongue has not played any game for England since June last year but he was among others to be gearing up for Anderson's replacement in the red-ball format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 26-year-old made his debut against Ireland last year and has scalped 10 wickets in his two-match Test career so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He missed England's white-ball tour of the West Indies and the five-match Test series against India earlier this year due to the same injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-arm fast bowler remained doubtful for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka following the Tests against West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tongue possesses a considerable degree of first-rate expertise. His 50-match first-class career has seen him pick 177 wickets for Worcestershire, the county team he plays for. With nine five-wicket hauls and seven four-fors under his belt, he has a first-class average of 25.45.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/england-pacer-josh-tongue-sidelined-for-indefinite-period-with-pectoral-injury.jpg", "alt_img": "England pacer Josh Tongue sidelined for indefinite period with pectoral injury", "alt_title": "England hand uncapped seamer Josh Tongue call-up to squad for one-off Test against Ireland", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "England Pacer Josh Tongue Sidelined For Indefinite Period With Pectoral Injury On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "England Pacer Josh Tongue Sidelined For Indefinite Period With Pectoral Injury, With James Anderson: Ahead of the start of their Test summer, England have suffered a setback as pacer Josh Tongue.", "seo_keywords": "Josh Tongue, West Indies, With James Anderson, Wales Cricket Board, Sri Lanka", "tag": "", "tagging": "Josh Tongue, West Indies, With James Anderson, Wales Cricket Board, Sri Lanka", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "england-pacer-josh-tongue-sidelined-for-indefinite-period-with-pectoral-injury", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "962", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-05-17 12:24:04", "updated": "2024-05-17 12:24:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Josh Tongue, West Indies, With James Anderson, Wales Cricket Board, Sri Lanka", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-05-17 12:24:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/england-pacer-josh-tongue-sidelined-for-indefinite-period-with-pectoral-injury-144817" }