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Injured Finn forced out of England squad

England bowler Steve Finn has been forced out of England's tour of South Africa after suffering a side strain that may rule him out of the T20 World Cup.

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Steven Finn has been ruled out of the rest of England's tour of South Africa and will be replaced in the limited-overs squad by Liam Plunkett, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.

The fast bowler complained of a side strain after the seven-wicket victory in the third Test against the Proteas on Saturday that wrapped up the series.

The final Test starts in Pretoria on Friday.

England will make a choice between Chris Woakes, who played in the first Test, Chris Jordan or uncapped Mark Footitt left-armer to start at Centurion.

Finn, who has taken 113 wickets in 29 Tests, is in a race against time to be fit for the Twenty20 World Cup in India starting on March 8, although the ECB said it was confident he will be ready.

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Plunkett will take Finn's place for both the five-match one-day international series against South Africa starting on February 3 and the two Twenty20 matches that follow.

Plunkett, 30, played in both limited-overs formats for England in 2015 and has appeared as an overseas professional for South Africa's Dolphins franchise.


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