A statement from England said: “Josh has had a setback to his original injury. There is no timescale on when he’ll return to action.”
Tongue burst onto the scene with a five-wicket haul on debut for England in the second innings of their one-off Test against Ireland and then earned another cap in the second Ashes Test when collecting five scalps for the match against Australia at Lord’s.
Tongue has been earmarked as a potential replacement for Anderson, with the experienced fast bowler retiring from Test cricket following the first Test of England’s summer against the West Indies at Lord’s at the start of July.
