Alex Lees backed to have a successful Test career after impressing in Antigua
Zak Crawley tipped his new opening partner Alex Lees for a successful Test career after the pair began the job of moving England past their Ashes despair.
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England news: Alex Lees half-century offers encouragement in opener search
Newcomer Alex Lees gave a solid audition as England’s latest opener, batting through two full sessions for an unbeaten half-century on the first day of the tourists’ Test warm-up match in Antigua.
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Lees top-scores in first England outing | Crawley, Root hit fifties
Uncapped opener Alex Lees hit an assured half-century in his first outing as an England player on day one of the warm-up game against a Cricket West Indies President's XI in Antigua.
Alex Lees and Zak Crawley make half-centuries as England make promising start
Uncapped opener Alex Lees posted an assured half-century on his first outing as an England player, tuning up for next week’s first Test against the West Indies with a sturdy warm-up performance in Antigua.
England tour of West Indies: Solid start for Alex Lees and Zak Crawley
Newcomer Alex Lees and Zak Crawley began England’s tour of the West Indies with a wicketless first session in their only warm-up clash in Antigua, kicking off the much-discussed “red-ball reset” in sturdy fashion.
England news: Dan Lawrence given chance to stake claim in West Indies
Dan Lawrence is in pole position to bat at four in England’s first Test against the West Indies after being selected there for the tourists’ only warm-up in Antigua this week.
Crawley: England excited for WI tour and chance to bounce back
Zak Crawley says England are excited about tour of the West Indies and keen to take the chance to “bounce back strongly” following their Ashes nightmare.