Good News For England Cricket! Star All-Rounder Return As Captain For The Test Match Against Zimbabwe News24 –

Later this month, England will field their Test squad before their single match against Zimbabwe. Examining the Test squad selection, British captain Ben Stokes has returned to lead the team after successfully healing from his left hamstring tear injury. Stokes had previously appeared in all Tests of the New Zealand tour, which started the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship period.

ENGLAND SQUAD FOR THE TEST vs ZIMBABWE:

– Ben Stokes (C), Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Crawley, Duckett, Ollie Pope, Potts, Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

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2 Uncapped Players

Sam Cook and Jordan Cox who play for Essex in the County Championship join the 13-player Test squad picked by England. With his consistent performances at the county level Sam Cook has earned selection for English cricket through achieving 318 first-class wickets while maintaining an impressive run average of 19.77.

Cook demonstrated impressive bowling skills for the England Lions as they visited Australia this year, where he took 13 wickets across three matches. Jordan Cox continues to dominate the County Championship this season as a twenty-four-year-old player who accomplished 918 runs across 11 matches, consisting of four hundred runs and two fifty run scores.

Squad

Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Shoaib Bashir, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.