Finn to return home early from Australia tour

Steven Finn will miss the remainder of England's tour in Australia in order to return home and "continue working on technical aspects of his game".

The tall paceman has been conspicuous by his absence, with the 24-year-old the only player in the 17-man Ashes squad not to be used during the 5-0 whitewash.

Finn did not feature in the opening one-day international defeat to Australia and was once again kicking his heels on the sidelines in the tour match against a Prime Minister's XI on Tuesday.

There have been several rumours Finn has regressed in recent months and the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed in a statement that the Middlesex man will miss the remaining four ODIs and three Twenty20 matches Down Under.

England ODI and T20 head coach Ashley Giles said: "Steven is one of our most talented bowling assets who has played and will continue to play an important role for England.

"He has been working hard over the last couple of months on technical aspects of his bowling and Steven and the coaches all feel continuing this work out of the performance environment will be beneficial for him."