ENG v IND 2022: Sam Billings joins England’s squad for rescheduled fifth Test against India

The one-off Test is due to get underway on July 1 at Edgbaston.

Sam Billings | GettyEngland on Monday (June 27) named a 15-member squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston.

Sam Billings has been added to England's Test squad for the one-off Test, slated to get underway on July 1.

Notably, Billings stepping in to the team in the third Test against New Zealand at Headingley as a COVID-19 substitute for Ben Foakes, whose participation is in jeopardy as he undergoes five days of isolation

Billings' addition is the only change to the England squad that faced New Zealand in the three-Test series at home. The selectors kept their faith in Zak Crawley even though he struggled badly at the top of the order against the Kiwis.

The squad, led by all-rounder Ben Stokes, also features Jamie Overton, who made his debut in the Headingley Test against New Zealand.

England’s Test squad versus India

Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings (wk), Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes (wk), Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope, Joe Root

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 27 Jun, 2022

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