Speechless really, even from when I got the first call-up to be in the squad. Now being in the actual team, it’s just a dream come true really. Jonny Bairstow makes his first international appearance since last August after a long-term ankle injury and will keep wicket. A debutant among our team for the first Test of the summer! 🦁#ENGvIRE — England Cricket (@englandcricket) May 30, 2023The match is England’s last before this summer’s Ashes series but Tongue, Worcestershire’s first England international since Moeen Ali, said: “I’m the sort of person to stay in the present.

Source: The Herald May 31, 2023 05:34 UTC