Davey ruled out for Scots

Scotland were dealt a blow last night when Josh Davey was ruled unfit to travel to Papua New Guinea for next week’s crucial World Cricket League double header.

The Somerset all-rounder, who boasts the best bowling figures by a Scot in one-day internationals, has failed to shake off the effects of a niggling knee injury.

Scottish officials were yesterday awaiting ICC approval to name a replacement.

The Scots face PNG in a fourday Intercontinental Cup clash starting tomorrow with neither side in the running to lift the title.