England call Jake Ball as cover for Woakes

England have called up pacer Jake Ball as cover for injured Chris Woakes for the five-match ODI series against Australia which is slated to begin this mon

England have called up pacer Jake Ball as cover for injured Chris Woakes for the five-match ODI series against Australia which is slated to begin this month.

Woakes was ruled out off the one-off ODI against Scotland due to tightness in his right thigh and also remains a major doubt for the Australia series.

England will also miss the services of Ben Stokes, who has been sidelined after picking a hamstring injury before the second Test match against Pakistan.

Ball played the last of his 17 ODIs to date at Perth in January in the 4-1 series victory over Australia. He has taken 21 wickets, with a best of five for 51, but averages 45.28.

"Nottinghamshire seamer Jake Ball has been drafted into England's ODI squad for the Royal London series against Australia as cover for all-rounder Chris Woakes," the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement.

"Woakes, who will be unavailable for the first part of the series with a right quad strain, joins Ben Stokes (left hamstring tear) on the injured list.

England squad for Australia series: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood Fixtures.