Meet the Australian cricketer who desires to play for ENGLAND in what may very well be a 125-year first

Australian bowler Dan Worrall has mentioned he’s ‘able to go’ if England ask him to affix the Bazball revolution, however the 32-year-old added there is a lengthy option to go earlier than he might turn out to be the twelfth Australian-born England Check participant.

Worrall was talking after sustaining his spectacular begin to the English red-ball season, selecting up 5-47 as Surrey defeated Hampshire by an innings and 11 runs at The Oval to maneuver degree high of the County Championship with Essex.

In doing so the seamer, who acquired a British passport by way of his father’s background, handed a century of wickets for his adopted county.

However Worrall, who performed three ODIs for Australia in 2016 earlier than his progress was stunted by a collection of accidents, solely modified allegiance in April 2022 and never but eligible for England.

‘The way in which the principles are, it is three years since being a neighborhood participant in England, so I suppose that may be subsequent April,’ he mentioned. ‘I am able to go if I am required, however I’ve realized in my time that as quickly as you assume that far forward, you are kidding your self.’

No participant has represented each Australia and England since Albert Trott in 1899. He performed two Checks for England and 4 matches for Australia.  

Of his resolution to register as a neighborhood participant Worrall added: ‘It is one thing I want I had completed 10 years in the past.’

Surrey, who’re looking for a 3rd successive title, wrapped up victory with two classes to spare on Monday regardless of poor climate on the weekend. Both aspect of creating 359 they dismissed Hampshire for 151 and 197, Worrall taking 8-91 within the match.

Having bowled Surrey to victory in opposition to Kent final week he has now taken 14 wickets at 12.14 apiece this English summer time. Paradoxically they’ve all include the extra seamer-friendly English Dukes ball. Worrall missed the opening two rounds when batters feasted on the Australian Kookaburra cherry.

England vice-captain Ollie Pope equalled the Surrey document for probably the most outfield catches in a first-class match, pouching three extra at second slip on Monday to provide himself six within the innings and eight within the sport. That matched a document that had stood since 1957.

Six of these had been taken off Worrall whose accuracy and talent to seek out the sting was instrumental in Surrey’s 2022 and 2023 triumphs, when he took 39 and 48 wickets respectively.

Worrall – often called Franky after his nice West Indian namesake, usually goes underneath the radar attributable to his undemonstrative method and nagging reliability, however Surrey captain Rory Burns, the previous England opener, mentioned the dressing room know his worth.

Worrall performed three at some point internationals for Australia again in 2016

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‘The way in which that ‘Franky’ bowls, the way in which he units the tone for us, taking the brand new ball, he is undoubtedly not under-appreciated for my part,’ Burns mentioned.

With Stuart Broad retired, Jimmy Anderson previous 40 and different seamers beset by health points there might but be a spot within the England assault for Worrall if he maintains his kind for an additional yr.

He can be 33 by the point the subsequent Ashes come round however took 195 wickets within the Sheffield Defend and his expertise on wickets Down Underneath, and with the Kookaburra, might make him a exterior wager.

Within the Championship’s second division Australian Check batter Peter Handscomb was run out for 99 as his Leicestershire staff batted out for a draw at Northamptonshire.

An impatient Handscomb was run out by a direct hit as he chanced a single to quick midwicket looking for his twenty third first-class centry..