London, May 24 (Ians) England on Wednesday picked uncapped seamer Josh Tongue in their Test squad, which is set to face Ireland in a one-off Test match starting at Lords from June 1, with the side facing injury concerns around pacers James Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
The 25-year old Tongue has impressed for several seasons in domestic competition for Worcestershire and was part of the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year and featured prominently in the red ball part of that series, especially taking 5/34 and 3/77 against Sri Lanka A.
“We have been monitoring Josh (Tongue) for quite some time and he deserves this call-up to the Test squad. It will be a great experience for him to understand and get used to the environment under Ben (Stokes) and Brendon (McCullum).
It is important to have players ready to respond and with a big summer of Test cricket coming up,...
The 25-year old Tongue has impressed for several seasons in domestic competition for Worcestershire and was part of the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year and featured prominently in the red ball part of that series, especially taking 5/34 and 3/77 against Sri Lanka A.
“We have been monitoring Josh (Tongue) for quite some time and he deserves this call-up to the Test squad. It will be a great experience for him to understand and get used to the environment under Ben (Stokes) and Brendon (McCullum).
It is important to have players ready to respond and with a big summer of Test cricket coming up,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dublin, April 21 (Ians) Cricket Ireland on Friday announced their squad for the three-game Odi series against Bangladesh to be held from May 9-14 in Chelmsford.
The series offers Ireland a potential automatic qualification spot for the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 if they can win all three matches of the Super League, where they are ranked 11th.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, have already qualified for the global Odi tournament to be held in India in October-November. In the squad captained by Andrew Balbirnie, left-arm pacer Josh Little has also been included.
Little is currently turning out for defending champions Gujarat Titans in Ipl 2023. Conor Olphert, Matthew Humphreys and Ross Adair were not available for the series due to examination/work commitments.
“The senior squad has a more familiar look, with much of the squad having been part of the set-up in Zimbabwe (January) and Bangladesh (March) Odi fixtures.
The series offers Ireland a potential automatic qualification spot for the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 if they can win all three matches of the Super League, where they are ranked 11th.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, have already qualified for the global Odi tournament to be held in India in October-November. In the squad captained by Andrew Balbirnie, left-arm pacer Josh Little has also been included.
Little is currently turning out for defending champions Gujarat Titans in Ipl 2023. Conor Olphert, Matthew Humphreys and Ross Adair were not available for the series due to examination/work commitments.
“The senior squad has a more familiar look, with much of the squad having been part of the set-up in Zimbabwe (January) and Bangladesh (March) Odi fixtures.
- 4/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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