Porter had been due to play with the Lions in Australia this winter; however, upon discovery of the injury, he was left to recover at home while the rest of the squad boarded the plane.

The Essex fast bowler had a mightily impressive 2017 season in the County Championship, where his 75 wickets spearheaded his county to their first Division One title since 1992.

After spending three days a week working at the Performance Centre in Loughborough with the ECB’s Pace Programme during his rehab, including one early stint at the Desert Springs Resort last month, Porter has now been cleared for a full return to action.

Lawrence is thrilled with his selection for the white-ball fixtures, with Porter adding: “I think he’s been a bit unlucky not to play more white-ball cricket with us at Essex to be honest; he bowls good off-spin in one-day cricket and can score runs all around the wicket.”

England Lions squads

For whole tour

Keaton Jennings (Lancashire, capt)
Joe Clarke (Worcestershire)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Jamie Porter (Essex)
Paul Coughlin (Nottinghamshire)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Nick Gubbins (Middlesex)
Alex Davies (Lancashire, wk)
Dominic Bess (Somerset)

Red-ball only

Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Ben Foakes (Surrey, wk)
Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Mason Crane (Hampshire)

White-ball only

Sam Northeast (Kent)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Tom Helm (Middlesex)
George Garton (Sussex)
Matt Parkinson (Lancashire)