England bowler Brydon Carse is set to miss Wednesday's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan and is a doubt for the remainder of the tournament.
Carse, 29, has been struggling with a blister on a toe on his left foot and the issue reoccurred in Saturday's defeat by Australia.
Carse had trouble with the injury and returned figures of 1-69 from seven overs.
Jamie Overton would be the most like-for-like replacement for Carse against Afghanistan, who England will likely have to beat to progress.
If Carse is ruled out of the tournament, they are able to call in a replacement but there are no travelling reserves with the squad in Pakistan.
Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was with the squad in India. If the 20-year-old were brought in it would give England a second frontline spin option, in addition to Adil Rashid, for Saturday's match against South Africa.
England's quicks took 3-226 combined across 26.3 overs against Australia.
If England do manage to navigate a way out of Group B then they would most likely face India in Dubai, where spin has played a key role.
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