Cox, who was in line for a Test debut, was sent for X-rays after suffering the injury in the nets in New Zealand.

Malik kicked off his tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy on Saturday after rescheduling the original opening date in Edinburgh for Payne’s funeral.

The BBC announced last week that Lineker will leave his role as host, which he has held since 1999, at the end of the current season.

Luke Humphries and Luke Littler eased into the quarter-finals of the Players Championships Finals. World number one Humphries averaged more than 102 as he continued his title defence with a 6-3 win in ...