Harry Brook set for Test debut in England’s third Test towards South Africa

ENG vs SA, third Test: England have made just one change after Jonny Bairstow sustained an damage whereas enjoying golf. The three-match sequence is at the moment degree at 1-1.

Brook set for Test debut in England’s third Test towards South Africa. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSHarry Brook has performed 56 first-class matchesHarry Brook has performed 4 T20Is for EnglandThe third Test is scheduled to start out on September 8

Young batter Harry Brook is about to make his Test debut as England named their enjoying XI for the third and last Test towards South Africa. The final of the three Tests is about to get underway on Thursday, September 8, at Kennington Oval in London.

Brook made his worldwide debut within the five-match T20I sequence towards the West Indies, after which he additionally performed towards Rohit Sharma’s India. The rub of the inexperienced went Brook’s means after Jonny Bairstow sustained an damage whereas enjoying golf.

Brook is prone to bat within the center order after changing Bairstow within the eleven. Bairstow, within the meantime, was additionally dominated out of the T20 World Cup to be performed later this yr in Australia. In his place, the British crew referred to as up Alex Hales, who made his England comeback after practically three and half years.

The 32-year-old Bairstow can be the main Test run-scorer in 2022, having racked up greater than 1000 runs.

In the meantime, other than changing Bairstow with Brook, England didn’t make any adjustments to their enjoying XI. Brook has performed 56 firstclass matches the place he has scored 3067 runs with seven centuries and 17 half-centuries.

The ongoing three-match Test sequence is at the moment degree at 1-1. The Proteas received the opening Test at Lord’s by an innings and 12 runs, after which the Three Lions received the second Test in Manchester by an innings and 85 runs.

England XI for third Test

Alex Less, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Harry Brook, Ben Foakes (w), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Jimmy Anderson

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