England spinner Jack Leach to miss entire Ashes series because of back injury
England’s Ashes preparations were rocked Sunday after spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the entire series with a back stress fracture with no obvious replacement. The opening test is less than two weeks away and the news is a huge blow for England head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, who have repeatedly talked up Leach’s importance during their 12 months in charge. The 31-year-old Leach claimed four wickets during England’s 10-wicket victory over Ireland at Lord’s, in the one-of