Sports · Cricket · 1 hr ago
Josh Tongue ruled out of England's Australia tour with toe injury
England fast bowler Josh Tongue has been ruled out of the team's white-ball tour of Australia because of a left big toe injury.
The 28-year-old will return to the UK for further assessment.
England's tour is due to begin next Friday in Perth.
Tongue has taken 46 wickets in 17 matches across all formats this year.
His absence leaves England without a fast bowler who has contributed wickets across different forms of the game.
The next step is further assessment of his injury, and no additional details about his recovery are given.
Josh Tongue has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of Australia because of a left big toe injury.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said the 28-year-old fast bowler will return home for further assessment.
Tongue has taken 46 wickets in 17 matches across all formats this year.
The tour is due to begin next Friday in Perth.
ESPNcricinfo reported that Tongue will return to the UK for assessment of a big toe problem.
- Who
- Josh Tongue, England’s 28-year-old fast bowler.
- What
- He has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of Australia because of a left big toe injury.
- When
- The news was reported on November 7, 2026. The tour is due to begin next Friday.
- Where
- The tour is in Australia and begins in Perth; Tongue will return home for assessment.
- Why
- He has a left big toe injury that requires further assessment.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said Tongue would return home for further assessment of his injury.
England’s white-ball tour of Australia is due to begin in Perth.
- Injury
- Left big toe
- Age
- 28
- Wickets this year
- 46 in 17 matches across all formats
- Tour start
- Next Friday in Perth