Complex sentence: Teague had drifted out of the picture for England until storming back into Lions contention as an ever-present for his country in 1988-89, only for a shoulder injury to rule him out of the opening Test.
Split into simpler sentences: Teague had drifted out of the picture for England until storming back into Lions contention as an ever-present for his country in 1988-89. Teague became a key player for the Lions, only for a shoulder injury to rule him out of the opening Test.