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England’s Ollie Pope ruled out of the Ashes after dislocating shoulder

Vice-captain to undergo surgery on injury sustained at Lord’sDan Lawrence likely to be drafted in for third Test

England’s Ollie Pope has been ruled out for the rest of the Ashes with a dislocated right shoulder. Pope suffered the injury while fielding early in the second Test at Lord’s and aggravated the problem after a miscommunication with match officials led England to believe they were not permitted to use a substitute fielder in the second innings.

The ECB said: “Scans in London on Monday revealed the full extent of the injury and he will miss the rest of the summer campaign and will require surgery. He will work closely with the England and Surrey medical teams in respect of his rehabilitation.”

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