“He’s looked really good in practice, and he’s obviously had a fine couple of years”
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England captain Joe Root has confirmed that pace bowler Toby-Roland Jones will make his Test debut in the third Test against South Africa at The Oval on Thursday.
Rahul will play no part in the first Test
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India opener Lokesh Rahul has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with viral fever.
Westley could make his Test debut next week
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Essex batsman Tom Westley could make his international debut in the third Test against South Africa after he was called up to the England squad.
“He deserves to be included and we feel that he will add maturity and experience to our middle-order”
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to England’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, which begins on July 6 at Lord’s.
Gunathilaka has represented Sri Lanka in 19 ODIs thus far
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Sri Lanka have called up opener Danushka Gunthilaka after batsman Chamara Kapugedara was ruled out for the rest of the Champions Trophy with a knee injury.
Riaz’s Champions Trophy journey was brought to an end by an ankle injury
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Ruman Raees has been brought in as a replacement for fellow left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz, whose Champions Trophy campaign was ended by an ankle injury.
“It’s great to have us all here together and bowling well”
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Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has said that he is excited about the prospect of bowling alongside fellow seamers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson at the Champions Trophy next month.
“It’s always important to beat the Poms whenever we play them”
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The Ashes may be more than 200 days away, but Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc is eager to get the upper hand going into the highly-anticipated series when his side take on England in the Champions Trophy.
“He’s still a young guy and [has] plenty of years to keep pushing for a place”
England national selector James Whitaker has admitted that pace bowler Steven Finn should consider himself unlucky not to be picked for the Champions Trophy.
Wood has not played international cricket since September last year
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England have recalled pace bowler Mark Wood into their squad for the Champions Trophy, which will be held in their backyard in June.
