England have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the primary two Ashes Tests of the summer time with Josh Tongue’s high-quality debut towards Ireland sufficient to maintain his spot within the group.
Worcestershire seamer Tongue was a late addition to England’s squad for this week’s one-off Test with Ireland as a consequence of damage considerations over James Anderson (groin) and Ollie Robinson (ankle), who each anticipated to be match to face Australia at Edgbaston on June 16.
Tongue has caught the attention at Lord’s and hit 91mph in his first spell on day one earlier than his maiden Test wickets adopted on the second day.
Both captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum spoke glowingly earlier than the four-day match about Tongue, who spent 15 months on the sidelines with a nerve drawback in his shoulder earlier than he returned to health in 2022 and final month dismissed Sussex’s Australia star Steve Smith.
The 25-year-old now finds himself in competition for the primary two Ashes Tests alongside fellow seamers Anderson, Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Robinson, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood.
Jack Leach stays the one spinner within the group and Essex’s Dan Lawrence is England’s solely batting cowl.
England’s 16-man squad will report back to Birmingham on June 12 and are as a consequence of follow at Edgbaston on June 13.
England males’s Test squad for first two Ashes Tests: Ben Stokes (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
