Pat Brown ruled out of England's T20I, ODI series against South Africa

Pat Brown has suffered a lower back stress fracture and will miss England's white-ball tour of South Africa in February.

Pat Brown (in picture) made his England debut during the T20I series against New Zealand in November last year.

England will be without seamer Pat Brown for the Twenty20 and ODI matches against South Africa due to a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed.

Worcestershire paceman Brown suffered a recurrence of lower back issues while preparing to play for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.

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Scans revealed a partial stress fracture and the 21-year-old has withdrawn from all cricket for the time being.

Brown will return to England to begin his rehabilitation with his county.

The ECB added England will confirm a replacement for the three-match ODI series, which starts on February 4, and the three T20s to follow.