Injury cuts short England seamer's tour

England seamer Olly Stone has been ruled out of the West Indies Test series with a back injury.

Stone reported stiffness in his lower left back after taking part in a light practice session on Sunday and scans in Barbados revealed the bad news.

The rapid 25-year-old had been hoping to make his Test debut in the three-match series but was told his tour was over.

It is terrible luck for the Warwickshire player, who saw his promising career interrupted for 18 months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and has been restricted to just 34 first-class matches since debuting in 2012.

Ashley Giles, previously director of cricket at Edgbaston and recently appointed to the equivalent role with the ECB, warned selectors last year not to work Stone too hard.

He described the player as a "Ferrari" and cautioned against his over-use.

Stone made his international debut in Sri Lanka before Christmas, appearing in four one-day internationals.