England name up uncapped James Rew for Zimbabwe Take a look at instead of Jordan Cox – after Essex star suffered extra damage misfortune

Uncapped Somerset batsman James Rew has changed the injured Jordan Cox in England’s first Take a look at squad of the summer season. 

Rew, 21, has averaged 54.21 within the County Championship and struck a match-deciding hundred towards Essex earlier this week. 

It was in that encounter at Taunton that Essex’s Cox suffered a facet damage within the strategy of sweeping, moments earlier than citing his personal century. 

Scans later revealed a 4mm tear in an belly muscle, ruling him out of the four-day Rothesay Take a look at towards Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, beginning on 22 Might. 

Cox’s damage doesn’t require surgical procedure, however will sideline him for a number of weeks and he mentioned his rehabilitation plan with ECB males’s director of cricket Rob Key on Wednesday night – an early June comeback within the Vitality Blast now on the playing cards. 

This newest misfortune for the 24-year-old follows a damaged thumb six months in the past that value him a primary cap, after he had been chosen to interchange Jamie Smith as England’s wicketkeeper for the Take a look at collection in New Zealand. 

Rew replaces Jordan Cox, who suffered a facet pressure in Essex’s recreation with Somerset final week

Rew averages 54.21 within the County Championship this 12 months and has been chosen for his batting

Rew, who toured Australia with England Lions final winter, additionally retains wicket, however like Cox has been chosen for his batting. 

He’ll be a part of up with the remainder of the 13-man squad plus recovering quick bowler Brydon Carse in London this weekend forward of a brief coaching camp at Loughborough subsequent week. 

The one-off Zimbabwe Take a look at is adopted by a five-match collection towards India starting within the second half of June.