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Sam Curran Undergoes Groin Surgery, Ruled Out for Rest of English Season

The operation removes England’s foremost seam‑bowling all‑round candidate and shortens the window for selectors to find a replacement after Ben Stokes’ retirement.

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England’s window of time before next summer’s Ashes to figure out how to fill the void left in their Test XI by Ben Stokes’ retirement just got smaller.
England's Sam Curran (L) runs out India's Axar Patel (R) during the first T20 at Chester-le-Street
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Overview

  • Surrey confirmed Curran was assessed for a groin problem and had surgery on Friday, ruling him out of the remainder of the county season.
  • The procedure ends any chance of Curran being recalled for England’s Pakistan Test series and rules him out of the third Test scheduled for 9 September.
  • Curran’s groin issue had already kept him out of IPL 2026 and led to a limited bowling role in the T20 Blast and The Hundred while medical staff managed his workload.
  • Team depth is further reduced because Surrey team‑mate Will Jacks has had an appendectomy and will be monitored before his availability for the September white‑ball series with Sri Lanka is assessed.
  • England now must accelerate plans to replace Ben Stokes’ seam‑bowling all‑round role, using the Pakistan series and remaining home fixtures to test alternatives such as Dan Lawrence, Jordan Cox and other candidates ahead of the Ashes cycle.