POOLE Pirates ace Zach Cook has lost his Premiership place, having been let go by Birmingham Brummies.

The Aussie has been dropped to make way for superstar Swede Freddie Lindgren, who finished second in last year’s World Championship.

Cook, whose form with Poole this season has been mixed, totalled 5+1 in what proved to be his final Birmingham meeting on Monday.

The 24-year-old, who is into his third full season at Pirates, had Premiership experience last year with Wolverhampton Wolves.

Brummies chief executive Nigel Tolley said: “We are thrilled that Freddie has now had the green light to finally race in Brummies colours.

“It’s just the boost we needed and I’m sure Freddie will come straight in and help inspire his teammates further.

“We’d like to thank Zach for his scoring efforts for the Brummies this year.

“It was going to be harsh on whoever we decided to replace, but the reality is that someone had to go because the opportunity to include Freddie in our team was too good to turn down.

“After many lengthy discussions as a management team, Zach is the rider we have decided to let go and I have no doubts that he will be snapped up quickly elsewhere in the Premiership as he hasn’t done much wrong at all.”