Crawley returns to England Men’s Test squad for Pakistan tour
Tuesday 10th September 2024
England Men’s selection panel have named a 17-strong squad for the three-match Test tour of Pakistan in October.
Kent opener Zak Crawley returns to the squad after missing out since the West Indies series in July. The 26-year-old, who fractured his right little finger at Edgbaston in July, is making significant progress in his recovery to earn selection.
One of Canterbury’s biggest fireworks displays & fun-filled family evening is returning once again to The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury on Tuesday 5 November 2024.
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Eight players from the squad – Rehan Ahmed, Harry Brook, Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes – return to Pakistan following the 3-0 Test series victory in 2022.
Durham seamer Brydon Carse and Kent Talent Pathway graduate Jordan Cox are the only uncapped players included in the squad.
Somerset spinner Jack Leach makes his return to the Test set-up for the first time since the opening Test in India in January 2024.
Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, who made his Test debut in Karachi during the last Pakistan tour in December 2022, will be aiming to add to his four Test caps.
Following his Test debut at Kia Oval this week, Leicestershire seamer Josh Hull is included in the squad for his first senior tour with England.
Captain Ben Stokes is also included as he continues his recovery from a hamstring tear that kept him out of the recent Test series victory against Sri Lanka.
England Men’s Test Squad:
- Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
- Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
- Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
- Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
- Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
- Brydon Carse (Durham)
- Jordan Cox (Essex)
- Zak Crawley (Kent)
- Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
- Josh Hull (Leicestershire)
- Jack Leach (Somerset)
- Ollie Pope (Surrey)
- Matthew Potts (Durham)
- Joe Root (Yorkshire)
- Jamie Smith (Surrey)
- Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire)
- Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
The venues for the three-match series are yet to be confirmed, with an announcement expected from the Pakistan Cricket Board later this week.
England Women will open the international Summer at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence on Wednesday 21 May, 2025!
This will be the third England Women International T20 match hosted at The Spitfire Ground, after England faced India in 2012 and most recently, New Zealand at a sold-out Spitfire Ground earlier this year.
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