Durham's Plunkett called in as pace bowling cover for England

London, Feb.1 (ANI): England has called up Durham fast bowler Liam Plunkett as bowling cover for the one-day international series against Australia.

Plunkett will leave the England Lions tour of the Caribbean to join the squad ahead of the seventh and final match in Perth on Sunday, The Guardian reports.

England's bowling stocks have been reduced with Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring) and Chris Tremlett (side strain) the latest players to be struck down by injury.

The duo will undergo scans tomorrow with fears they will join Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann, who flew home early from the tour last week, on the sidelines.

Plunkett last played for England during the tour of Bangladesh in March. He will be unable to make it to Australia in time for Wednesday's sixth match in Sydney. (ANI)