Simon Jones misses the Colchester trip with knee trouble

Worcestershire will be without paceman Simon Jones for the County Championship game against Essex at Colchester starting on Wednesday.

Jones limped out of the last day of the drawn game against Derbyshire and director of cricket Steve Rhodes says the Welshman is still not fit.

"His knee is bothering him a little bit so he won't play," he told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"But Kabir Ali is back and is fully fit after playing for the England Lions."