Somerset batter James Rew called up to England squad after Jordan Cox injury blow
The talented 21-year-old made his 10th first-class hundred this week in a brilliant fourth-innings chase against Essex, becoming the youngest Englishman to reach the mark since the great Denis Compton.
Rew steps in for the desperately unfortunate Jordan Cox, who hurt himself while compiling a century of his own in that same game at Taunton.
Having been denied a debut in New Zealand in the winter after fracturing his thumb while batting in the nets ahead of the first Test, Cox had remained in the squad as the spare batter for the clash in Nottingham from 22 May.
But he has now been ruled out of the game with an abdominal injury in his side, a bitter blow for a luckless player.
Rew is unlikely to play with Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook set to take up the places in England's top five, but has earned his call-up with consistent County Championship runs over several seasons.
The youngster currently averages more than 43 in first-class cricket and toured Australia with the England Lions in the winter having been part of the age-group squad that reached the final of the 2022 U19 World Cup. Jacob Bethell and Rehan Ahmed have already made their international debuts from that group.
Rew also offers quality keeping cover for Jamie Smith, who returns to the Test team from paternity leave to take the gloves off county colleague Pope. Bethell is away at the Indian Premier League (IPL) and thus unavailable for the four-day match.
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