England wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith on Friday slammed his maiden Test century against Sri Lanka and became the youngest to do so for the Three Lions in the history of this form of the game.
Coming in at 125/4 while aiming to overcome Sri Lanka's first innings total of 236 runs, Brook displayed immense maturity, toning down a bit on his naturally aggressive game to amass 56 runs in 73 balls, with four boundaries. His runs came at a strike rate of just over 76, way below his care
Legendary England bowler Stuart Broad reflected on young wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith's Test career, saying that he has been "superb" in his brief, but a promising career so far.
A tear in his left hamstring, sustained during The Hundred, has ruled Stokes out for the remainder of the English summer. Consequently, he will miss the two-match series against Sri Lanka, which starts on 21 August.
England Test Head Coach Brendon McCullum commended the new players pacer Gus Atkinson, wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and spinner Shoaib Bashir for their impressive performances in the series win against the West Indies
In the first Test, at Lord's, England defeated the West Indies by an innings and 114 runs. In their debut Test, Atkinson and Jamie fared well. The pacer repaid the faith shown by selectors, picking up 12 wickets for 106 runs, the fourth-best figures by a debutant in Test history. This also i
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder stated that the Caribbean side's win against Australia in January rekindled his desire to feature in the Test format.
Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith and pacer Gus Atkinson are set to make their Test debuts as England named their playing eleven for the first Test against West Indies at the iconic Lord's venue from July 10
England men's managing director, Rob Key, opened up about the omission of Jonny Bairstow from the squad and the inclusion of young wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith in their squad for the Test series against West Indies.
The architects of the Giants' win were their skipper James Vince who showed the way through his 59 runs off 41 balls with seven boundaries and a six, and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith's quick unbeaten 43 off 26 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. Together they helped the Giants post a fight