England pace bowler Jake Ball has sent an injury scare through his team in their Ashes run-up after injuring his ankle during their game against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide on Thursday. Ball bowled just four balls of his fourth over before he limped off Adelaide Oval, where the tourists are playing a pink ball match in preparation for the five-test series, which begins at the Gabba in Brisbane on Nov. 23.

England's paceman Jake Ball reacts in pain as he falls on the ground while bowling to Cricket Australia XI batsman Jake Carder on the second day of a four-day Ashes tour match at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on November 9, 2017. Pic/AFP