London: England suffered another setback in their bid to make a comeback in the ODI series as all-rounder Stuart Broad was ruled out of the third ODI of the seven match series to be played today at the Rose Bowl.

Broad, who helped England reclaim the Ashes, has been told to have further rest after suffering a neck strain in the opening match of the series on Friday. The injury prevented the 23-year-old from playing any role at Lord’s on Sunday as Australia opened up a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series.

Broad will rejoin the squad on Thursday and is expected to be fit for the fourth match of the series at Lord’s on Saturday.

Kent opening batsman Joe Denly is also unavailable for Wednesday’s day-night encounter due to the knee injury that has prevented him playing any part in the series so far. Denly suffered the injury playing football with his team-mates in a warm-up for the first match.

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