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England bowler Olly Stone thought about quitting instead of an operation to insert a metal screw into his back last month – and he is now targeting a return in April after deciding retirement was a 'stupid question' Olly Stone pondered retiring before an operation aimed at bolstering his spine The England bowler had a metal screw inserted after suffered a stress fracture Fed up Stone's passion for the game saw him through and he will now carry on The 27-year-old would love to play in the Ashes and has targeted an April return
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Olly Stone considered retirement before opting for what he hopes will be a career-defining back operation last month.
England fast bowler Stone, 27, was resigned to missing the upcoming Ashes after suffering a fourth stress fracture since 2016 and third in as many years in June.
Indeed, the recurring nature of the injury led him to doubt his future but after digesting the news he would not be able to bowl flat out again for 26 weeks – whether he chose surgery or embarked on rest – he had a metal screw inserted in his lower back, designed to strengthen the spine, at the Wellington Hospital, just a stone's throw from Lord's.
