England's left-arm spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the upcoming Ashes series due to a stress fracture sustained during the match against Ireland. His replacement has not been announced yet.
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A look at Leach's stats
Leach has featured in two Ashes series in 2019 and 2021-22. The veteran spinner has scalped 124 wickets in 35 Tests for England at an average of 34.18.
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Second-most Testwickets since 2020
Since the start of 2022, Leach has scalped 60 wickets in 17 Tests at 37.20. Only Australia's Nathan Lyon (71) has picked more Test wickets in this period.
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Who can replace Leach?
Leach can be replaced by players such as Rehan Ahmed, Liam Livingstone and Will Jacks. All three of them can even bat. Ahmed and Jacks even have Test fifers.