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England's Sam handed debut in one-off Test vs Zimbabwe
Gulf Today
|May 21, 2025
Sam Cook will make his England debut in this week's Test against Zimbabwe, while fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue features for the first time in two years.
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Cook's place in the England team at Trent Bridge on Thursday is a reward for a sustained spell as one of county cricket's most consistent wicket-takers with Essex.
The 27-year-old’s 227 County Championship wickets are the most by any seamer over the last five years.
Cook's 321 first-class wickets have come at an average of only 19.85.
Tongue, who missed the whole of last season with a pectoral injury, has also been picked in England's new-look bowling attack in his first appearance since the 2023 Ashes series.
This story is from the May 21, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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