England seamer Josh Tongue retained in squad for first two Ashes Tests
England have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the first two Ashes Tests of the summer with Josh Tongue’s fine debut against Ireland enough to keep his place in the group.
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McCollum’s lack of first-class cricket highlights Lord’s challenge for Ireland
H igh summer came just a couple of hours late to Lord’s. It arrived round about lunchtime, when the sun came out from behind the clouds that had blanketed the ground earlier in the day. It was huddle-up and clutch-your-cuppa weather in the morning, and a thankless time for batting. By lunch, though, the place was en fête. A cream-coated Dixieland jazz band was parping brass in the Harris Garden, and that side of the ground was alive with panama hats, cravats and candy-cane coloured blazers and caps. The Test season had started at last.
England's Broad takes three early wickets but Ireland dig in
LONDON : England's Stuart Broad took three early wickets against Ireland on the first morning of what promises to be a seismic summer of test cricket, but opener James McCollum led some spirited Irish resistance at Lord's on Thursday.
England vs Ireland, One-Off Test Day 1 Live Score: England Win Toss, Opt To Bowl vs Ireland
ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test Day 1 Live Updates: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl against Ireland in a four-day one-off Test on Thursday. England have selected just three frontline quicks, including debutant Josh Tongue, while the likes of James Anderson and Ollie Robinson are rested prior to the Edgbaston opener with Australia. Stokes was one of the standout performers the last time the Ashes were staged in England four years ago, his superb unbeaten century guiding the hosts to an incredible one-wicket win at Headingley during a series that ended 2-2. (Live Scorecard)
Seamer Tongue to make England debut in Ireland test
Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue is set to make his England debut in this week's one-off test against Ireland at Lord's, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday.
Jason Roy To Cancel ECB Contract To Play In US' Major League Cricket: Report
England's opening batter Jason Roy is considering negotiating releases of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) contract in order to sign a contract with the franchise to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States, which will begin on July 13 and run until July 30, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Roy's England teammate Reece Topley is also considering the same move. However, Reece's decision will depend on the status of his shoulder surgery which will happen last month. ECB contract gives around 66,000 pounds per year and is one of the boards that provide the highest salaries to crickets. Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Matthew Potts, Roy, Topley and David Willey are the players who have such deals for the 2022-23 contract cycle.
England Add Worcestershire's Josh Tongue To Squad For Ireland Test
England have added uncapped Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue to their squad for next week's Lord's Test against Ireland. The 25-year-old has been drafted in as cover due to injury concerns over pacemen James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, both of whom remain with the group but are unlikely to be risked ahead of the start of the Ashes next month. Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts and Mark Wood are the other pacemen in the squad for the one-off Test against Ireland, starting on June 1.
Uncapped Josh Tongue joins England Test squad to face Ireland
Josh Tongue wondered if early retirement was calling following a rare shoulder injury that left him unable to feel his entire right arm. But now the Worcestershire seamer has been handed his first call-up by England for the one-off Test against Ireland next week.