A big shame for the player and the club. Tom Smith had similar first CC game in 2015 and didn't really come back from it, although he was older at 29. Hopefully Saqib will be back for winter net practice.Saqib Mahmood out for the season with a stress fracture of the back. Bad news for him and Lancs, whose bowling attack will be decimated, when Hasan Ali leaves, and Anderson and Maybe Parky get England call ups. Going to have to sign another overseas quick to replace Ali, I would think.
Really sad news.
He's out of contract at the end of this season I believe.A big shame for the player and the club. Tom Smith had similar first CC game in 2015 and didn't really come back from it, although he was older at 29. Hopefully Saqib will be back for winter net practice.
Good to see Harry Brook in there.England squad for NZ series: Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire).
So Rob Key's mates son Crawley keeps his place - he can't buy a run so far this seasonEngland squad for NZ series: Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire).
And priority for Test match tickets.Pity. I just checked and an adult ticket for today is 18 pounds. I think the equivalent at Surrey is 15 pounds and membership at the Oval is around 220 pounds for the season, which I believe gets you entry into almost everything.