Smith form earns England call-up
The Citizen|July 01, 2024
England left out Jonny Bairstow from a 14-man squad announced yesterday for the first two Tests of next month's threematch series against the West Indies, with wicketkeeping duties set to be taken over by the uncapped Jamie Smith (right).
Smith form earns England call-up

There was no place in the squad either for Ben Foakes, the first-choice wicketkeeper in a Surrey team where the 23-yearold Smith is often deployed as a specialist batsman.

Smith was one of three uncapped players in the squad, with seamers Gus Atkinson and Dillon Pennington included, as England look to rebuild ahead of the 2025/26 Ashes series in Australia.

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