England cricket team
England have announced their playing XI for the only Test match against Zimbabwe. Captain Ben Stokes has come back to the team by fit and he will be seen leading the English team in this match. This Test match will start from 22 May. The match between the two teams will be played at Trent Bridge Stadium in Nottingham.
This player got a chance to debut
Essex’s fast bowler Sam Cook who was performing brilliantly in England’s domestic cricket will debut in this match. At the same time, after almost two years, Josh Tung has returned to the Test team. He played the last Test for England during the Ashes Test at Lord’s in June 2023. Cook has performed brilliantly in the county circuit for the last several years. He has so far taken 321 wickets in first class cricket at an average of 19.85. He has taken 227 wickets for Essex in the last five seasons.
Apart from this, there have not been much changes in the England team. Jack Crolee and Ben Docket will be seen opening, while Oli will be seen playing at Pope number 3. In the middle order, the team has experienced batsmen like Joe Root, Harry Brook and Captain Ben Stokes. At the same time, Jamie Smith will be seen playing the role of wicketkeeping. Young off -spinner Shoaib Bashir has been selected as a frontline spinner. At the same time, Josh Tung, Gas Atkinson and Sam Cook have been included in the team as fast bowling.
This test match will be four days
Let us tell you that the teams of England and Zimbabwe will play Test matches against each other after a long gap of about 22 years. This Test match will be four days. The last Test match between the two teams was played in June 2003. In that match, England defeated Zimbabwe by an innings and 69 runs.
England playing XI for Test match against Zimbabwe
Jack Crolye, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Gas Etkinson, Josh Tong, Sam Cook, Shoaib Bashir
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