PERTH: England fast bowler Josh Tongue has been ruled out of their white-ball tour of Australia with a toe injury and will return home for treatment, the team said Sunday.

Tongue arrived in Perth last week ahead of England’s three-match ODI and five-game T20 series, but sat out their 92-run one-day warm-up win over Western Australia on Saturday.

“Josh Tongue has been ruled out of the white-ball tour of Australia due to a left big toe injury,” team officials said. “Tongue will return to the UK to undergo further assessment.”

Jacob Bethell, who is returning from knee surgery, also missed the Saturday game, where Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid excelled. Archer took 3-34 and Rashid 4-35 as Western Australia were bowled out for 159, having been set 252 to win.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2026