Rehan Ahmed has been ruled out of any further participation on the England Lions tour of Australia after suffering a right lower leg strain during the Ashes warm-up match against England in Perth.

Legspinner Rehan batted at No. 5 for the Lions, making 16 off 41 balls on day one before becoming one of six wickets for England captain, Ben Stokes. He played no part with the ball, or in the Lions' second innings, with the ECB announcing afterwards that he would return home to begin his recovery.

Rehan had signed up to play for Hobart Hurricanes in the 2025-26 BBL , but the BBC reported that the injury was not expected to impact his involvement in the competition, which starts in a month's time.

England Lions are scheduled to play another four-day match at Lilac Hill, against a Cricke

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