Dawid Malan and Sam Billings cover for injured Ben Stokes
Stokes' hamstring injury picked up before the Test at Headingley means he will miss the Scotland ODI and at least the start of the Australia series
George Dobell
03-Jun-2018
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Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the ODI against Scotland and the "first part" of the ODI series against Australia due to his hamstring tear.
Stokes, who sustained the injury during fielding practice ahead of the second Test at Headingley, will be assessed again later this week before it is decided how many games in the five-match ODI series against Australia he will miss.
Dawid Malan, who is yet to play an ODI, has been added to the England squad for the ODI in Edinburgh on June 10, while Sam Billings, who was already in the squad for the Scotland game in place of the rested Jos Buttler, has been added to the squad for the Australia series. That series begins at The Oval on June 13.
Stokes was somewhat controversially rested for the T20I against West Indies in Durham - his home ground - at the end of 2017, but there is a chance he will be fit to return to the England side for the fourth ODI against Australia at the same ground on June 21.
George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo