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Hans India
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
England's Sam Cook handed debut in one-off Test vs Zimbabwe
London: England Men have named their XI for the upcoming Test match against Zimbabwe which saw uncapped Sam Cook included in the squad for the one-off starting on May 22 at Trent Bridge. Cook, 27, has been one of the most consistent bowlers in county cricket while turning out for Essex in recent years. He has picked 321 first-class wickets at an average of 19.85 and impressed on the England Lions tour of Australia over the winter, taking 13 wickets across three matches. Skipper Ben Stokes is fit to lead England after undergoing left hamstring surgery last year and will be playing his first competitive outing since the Test tour of New Zealand in December and it will be interesting to see if he takes up the duties with the ball as well. This historic fixture marks Zimbabwe's first Test on English soil since 2003 and is set to launch England Men's international summer. Seamer Josh Tongue has also earned a place in the XI, having last featured during the Ashes in 2023. After overcoming a series of injuries, he has been in impressive form this season with 15 wickets at an average of 24 in the county championship. Tongue and Cook, along with Gus Atkinson and Matthew Potts, form the fast-bowling department for England. In terms of batters, Zak Crawley retains his position despite having a horror series in New Zealand. Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Harry Brook will make for a strong top order and will hope to get in good touch before India tour England for a five-Test series starting June 20 at Headingley. England Men's Test XI vs Zimbabwe: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 James Smith (wk), 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Josh Tongue, 10 Sam Cook, 11 Shoaib Bashir
Hans India
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
James Rew called up to England Test squad in place of Jordan Cox
London: Somerset's James Rew has earned his maiden England call-up for the upcoming one-off Test against Zimbabwe, replacing Jordan Cox, who has been ruled out with an abdominal muscle injury. The 21-year-old Rew has been in fine form this County Championship season, averaging 54.71, and now steps in as the squad's reserve batter. "James Rew has been drafted into the England Men's Test squad ahead of the forthcoming Rothesay Test match against Zimbabwe, which gets underway at Trent Bridge on May 22. Rew will link up with the Test squad at their pre-series training camp next week as preparations begin for the start of the international summer," the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Thursday. Cox, originally selected after missing his Test debut over the winter due to a thumb injury sustained during England's tour of New Zealand, suffered another setback over the weekend. While playing for Essex against Somerset in Taunton, he injured his side while running a single on 99 and had to retire hurt shortly after reaching his century. Scans have since confirmed he will be unavailable for the Zimbabwe Test, continuing an unfortunate run of near-misses - including a broken finger during The Hundred in August 2023 that required surgery. Rew, meanwhile, impressed in that same match with a crucial fourth-innings century that helped Somerset chase down 321. With that knock, he became the youngest English player since Denis Compton to record 10 first-class centuries. A talented wicketkeeper-batter, Rew has been on England's radar since starring in the 2022 U19 World Cup, where he top-scored with 95 in the final. He scored his first Somerset hundred that same year and enjoyed a breakout 2023 season, amassing 1,086 County Championship runs at an average of 57.15, including five centuries. His white-ball credentials are equally strong, with two List A tons and an unbeaten 62 in just his second T20 match during last season's Vitality Blast semi-final. He's also been a regular for the England Lions. The England squad will assemble in London this weekend for a training camp at Loughborough before heading home briefly ahead of the first Test, which begins at Trent Bridge on May 22.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
England white-ball skip Brook dreams of Ashes first
Harry Brook has been tasked with transporting England back to the top of the white-ball game, but the star batter admits his biggest dream remains to grab the Ashes back off Australia. Brook, Jos Buttler's successor as England's skipper in the limited-overs game, has been charged with leading the once formidable white-ball outfit back to former glories, starting with next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. But asked whether he'd prefer that global success or an Ashes triumph in the Australian summer leading up to the Asian tournament, Brook could only smile after admitting, following just a moment's hesitation: "I think it is the Ashes. "I know I've taken over the white-ball captaincy, but the Ashes is the pinnacle of cricket for me, still." It's time to sit down with our brand NEW England Men's white-ball captain, Harry Brook 👇#EnglandCricket | @Harry_Brook_88 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) April 8, 2025 The 26-year-old, who's been described by England's top run-scorer Joe Root as the best batter in the world, caused a stir when he gave up a Stg 590,000 ($A1.3 million) pay-day in this year's Indian Premier League with Delhi Capitals to instead recharge his batteries for his international duties. It prompted a backlash from the IPL with Brook set for a two-year ban after he'd also pulled out of playing the previous year. But he promised that no amount of money could have tempted him away from his England commitments because he wants to be in top shape for both the huge Test series against India over the next few months and be ready for the Australia trip. "Definitely not at the minute, I just want to play cricket for England," said Brook, when asked if he'd accept any lucrative franchise offers. "There's a lot of cricket and I'm looking forward to all of it. I'd like to play every game but if I require a week off and that's the best thing for my game then I'm sure I'll be allowed a week off." — Harry Brook (@Harry_Brook_88) March 9, 2025 Brook may not be eligible again for the IPL until 2027 under the league's new rules, so he could, in theory, be spurning well over Stg 1 million ($A2.1 million) by missing two money-spinning years. "That's the rules, so if I do get banned, fair play," he shrugged. "I'm completely committed to playing cricket for England. If that means franchise takes a step back for a little while, so be it." Brook can't wait to have another crack at Australia after having stood in for Buttler as captain in the ODI series last year that Mitch Marsh's team won 3-2. He shone in that series, averaging 78 with a strike-rate of 127.86, but the defeat still rankles. "This might sound a little bit stupid but when you're captain, it almost makes you want to win a little bit more," he said. "It's not me saying that when I'm not captain, I don't want to win. "But I'm a very competitive person, I hate losing at anything. Hopefully I can bring that competitiveness and have it in a good way around the group. "I'm going to be myself, as much as I possibly can be. If you play cricket for England, we're living that dream. As a 10-year-old looking at yourself now, you'd be absolutely buzzing and over the moon."
Int'l Cricket Council
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Jos Buttler resigns as England captain
McCullum said: "I feel incredibly sad for Jos. We've all seen over the last couple of years how much he has invested in captaining his country and trying to get the very best out of those guys around him. "People forget he won the World Cup a couple of years ago and that can never be taken away from him. He's done a significant job, often without his best players available, so it is incredibly unselfish from Jos to step aside and to leave the post to someone else. "He is still a huge player for us moving forward and I'm sure we'll look at ways to get the best out of him so he has maximum impact as well." Robert Key, England Men's Managing Director, added: "Working with Jos has been a pleasure. He's been dealt some tough challenges, but never once flinched trying to drive this team forward for the better. "Nobody deserved that World Cup win in Australia more. I can't wait to see him back in the ranks and at his best." And Richard Gould, ECB Chief Executive Officer, said: 'I'd like to thank Jos for all he has given in his two and a half years captaining England Men in white ball cricket. Under his leadership, England became Men's T20 World Champions, and throughout his time as captain he has been a role model in the way he conducts himself on and off the pitch. 'Jos is one of cricket's all-time great white ball players. I've been lucky enough to follow his career from when he first came through as a youngster in Somerset, and I hope we still have many years to enjoy of him pulling on an England shirt.'
