Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of England's second Test against New Zealand with a knee problem, but could still be fit for the third and final match of the series.
England announced that Robinson would be undergoing a scan after feeling "knee soreness" while training at Hove on Friday. At the same time, Robinson's Sussex team-mate Henry Crocombe was called into the squad as cover.
As first reported by ESPNcricinfo, he won't be risked for the match at The Oval, starting on Wednesday. He remains with the squad and will be assessed next week but England are optimistic of a Trent Bridge return, with the third Test getting underway on June 25.
England are already without Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson due to disciplinary reasons and will now also need to replace Robinson, who led the attack at Lord's on his return to Test cricket after two years out of the side, taking career-best match figures of 7 for 77.
Crocombe is uncapped but has featured regularly in recent Lions squads. He has 21 Division One wickets at 28.61 this season, as well as taking 4 for 65 in the Lions' first unofficial Test against South Africa A earlier this month.
After Stokes and Atkinson, who also took a seven-wicket haul in the first Test, were made unavailable for selection, England recalled Jofra Archer to their 15, following Archer's involvement in the IPL. They also have Matthew Fisher and Sonny Baker as seam-bowling options in the group.
Robinson, 32, has had a chequered fitness record with England, and was dropped after the 2023-24 tour of India despite a record of 76 wickets at 22.92. His previous appearance, in Ranchi, was marred by a back injury sustained while batting that limited him to 13 wicketless overs with the ball.
However, following another Ashes humiliation over the winter, Robinson was recalled for the New Zealand series. England said he had done everything required to earn selection, including working on his fitness, having been appointed Sussex's red-ball captain at the start of the year.
Stokes, meanwhile, looks set to play for Durham in the next round of the County Championship. Durham's head coach, Ryan Campbell, said that the club were still awaiting confirmation of his availability from the ECB, but was "75%" certain that Stokes would be involved despite being stood down by England while under investigation for breaching team curfew.
"With Stokes, we still don't know for sure until we get told by England, but I'm thinking it's 75% he'll be playing," Campbell said. "That's going to be an interesting selection decision."