Josh Tongue has taken 11 wickets for Worcestershire in 4 County Championship video games this season
Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue has been added to England’s squad for the primary Take a look at of the summer season towards Eire.
Tongue, 25, impressed as a part of the England Lions squad that toured Sri Lanka in February.
He isn’t changing anybody within the squad, however provides to the bowling assault after latest harm worries for James Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
The Take a look at towards Eire begins on Thursday 1 June at Lord’s.
Eire have known as up Matthew Foster for the Take a look at, as Conor Olphert has withdrawn from the squad following the recurrence of a knee harm.
Proper-arm seamer Foster, 23, was known as up for Eire’s latest tour of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka however an harm pressured him to drag out.
Tongue joins fellow quick bowlers Anderson, Robinson, Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Mark Wooden and Chris Woakes within the squad.
However Anderson and Robinson are unlikely to play, whereas England are additionally lacking different quick bowlers in Olly Stone, Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton due to harm.
Tongue has been on England’s radar since his breakthrough season with Worcestershire as a 19-year-old in 2017.
His 47 wickets within the County Championship season earned him a primary England Lions call-up earlier than stress fractures in his again and his foot disrupted his progress.
However he has impressed at first of this season, taking 11 wickets in 4 video games together with the wicket of Australia’s Steve Smith of their fixture towards Sussex.
The Eire Take a look at is adopted by the Ashes, with the primary of 5 Exams beginning on 16 June.
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