WORCESTERSHIRE'S promising young paceman George Scrimshaw has missed the climax of England Young Lions' trip to the UAE with a back injury.

Scrimshaw was ruled out of the final three-day match with an UAE X1 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium after undergoing a scan.

He and Yorkshire's Ed Barnes have flown home - after Surrey's Amar Virdi returned last week - and all are to work with the medical staff at their counties having suffered back and or hamstring problems.

Scrimshaw had also missed a one-day against a UAE X1 with a finger injury but impressed with two wickets in another 50 over game versus the same opposition.

The Young Lions players, including Scrimshaw and County team-mate Josh Dell, are battling for places in the England Under-19 squad for a four-week tour of India early in 2017.

This will include two four-day matches against India Under-19s in Chennai, and five one-day matches in Mumbai.

Scrimshaw is in his first year as a fully fledged professional with Worcestershire after previously being a member of the Academy.

He had been selected for the second Under-19s Test against Sri Lanka at Northampton in August but had to withdraw because of a toe problem.