- Saqib Mahmood signed a three-year white-ball cope with Lancashire on Friday
- However the 27-year-old quick bowler is hopeful of representing England within the Ashes
- The subsequent Ashes sequence will begin in November 2025 and finish in January 2026
Saqib Mahmood hopes he can power his approach into England’s plans for subsequent winter’s Ashes — regardless of signing a white-ball contract along with his county.
The quick bowler performed two Checks within the West Indies in March 2022 however then suffered consecutive again stress fractures and has not worn England whites since.
On Friday, Lancashire introduced Mahmood had penned a three-year white-ball deal, with simply an ‘choice’ to play red-ball cricket. However whereas that appeared to counsel the 27-year-old was transferring on from the longer format, he insists he’s as keen as ever to return to Checks.
‘I might like to play Take a look at cricket once more,’ Mahmood tells Mail Sport. ‘If I can get by the winter injury-free, I can possibly get a pink ball in hand subsequent summer season and attempt to get again into that Take a look at crew.
‘I made it by this summer season with none accidents and hopefully I can preserve doing the proper issues now and that is all behind me. However I’ve simply received to be good.’
Quick bowler Saqib Mahmood performed two Checks for England within the West Indies in March 2022
The 27-year-old has not performed worldwide Take a look at cricket since then however is eying an Ashes spot
Mahmood (proper) represented England towards Australia in a T20 worldwide in September
Mahmood has performed simply 4 County Championship matches since his two Checks within the Caribbean, when he took six wickets at 52. Nonetheless, underneath the management of Rob Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, England have proven they’re joyful to pick gamers no matter their variety of red-ball video games.
Mahmood can also be one of many few real quicks within the nation, with England making no secret of their want to take a battery of quick bowlers to Australianext winter.
‘I do know what I carry to the desk and if it is one thing that matches the invoice, which I hope it does, then hopefully it is going to be adequate,’ says Mahmood, talking on the launch of cinch’s new retailer in Manchester. ‘I would prefer to suppose over the subsequent six to 12 months, as I preserve getting stronger, my tempo ought to go up once more.’
