It’s been a irritating end to 2023 for England, as they didn’t dwell as much as the hype that was introduced on themselves by the excessive expectations from earlier months heading into the Cricket World Cup. For one purpose or one other although, one thing merely didn’t click on in India, and so they’ll know that they merely have to enhance heading in direction of the check sequence in India within the New Yr.
We’ll look into three gamers that can be pushing for a spot within the England check facet forward of their journey to India.
Sam Billings
Billings made his check debut for England again in January 2022 towards Australia, however his stick with them was quick, together with his final outing for England’s check facet coming towards India in July.
Billings has caught the attention in shorter codecs of the sport, which incorporates taking part in T20 cricket for the Oval Invincibles, for whom he’s been with since 2021. Billings additionally performs in Australia for Brisbane Warmth. It’s been revealed by Jacob Potter, who’s a betting professional at MyBettingSites that Billings is priced at 15/2 to be the highest match batter of their conflict towards Adelaide Strikers.
Rehan Ahmed
On the age of 19, you’d prefer to assume that Ahmed nonetheless has his greatest years forward of him, though he’s already made his senior debut for England towards Pakistan again in December 2022. The Nottingham-born spinner can be eager to comply with within the footsteps of the likes of Jack Leach and Graeme Swann, who each established themselves as England’s first-choice spinner within the check staff during the last 20 years.
Ahmed has loads of room to enhance, however on condition that we’ve already seen his expertise on present at a excessive degree in restricted overs codecs of the sport, it wouldn’t come as a lot of a shock to see him given a go if Leach nonetheless isn’t match, as he continues his restoration from an harm lay-off.
Liam Livingstone
Livingstone is one other participant that has impressed within the shorter codecs of the sport, most notably at T20 degree. He’s not been at his greatest with the bat in latest months, and was a part of the England ODI squad that struggled at this yr’s World Cup.
Nevertheless, he may very well be the participant to probably exchange Ben Stokes within the squad if Stokes isn’t to get better in time from surgical procedure on an harm. Livingstone has expertise at check degree with England, and might be the most secure choice for them if Stokes was to overlook out.
