England are set to hand a debut to Surrey's Jamie Smith when they name the squad for the first Test against West Indies on Sunday.
England are set to hand a debut to Surrey's Jamie Smith - picking him ahead of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes - when they name the squad for the first Test against West Indies on Sunday.Smith will keep wicket in the first Test at Lord's, beginning on 10 July, despite Foakes being Surrey's first-choice gloveman.
He is an exciting batting talent, averaging more than 40 in first-class cricket and in excess of 50 in this season's County Championship. Smith's strokeplay fits in with England's positive style of play and their desire to have an aggressive batter at number seven. Foakes and Bairstow have traded the gloves since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took over in 2022.
Foakes, 31, has played 25 Tests and is arguably the best gloveman in the world. However, he had a highest score of 47 with the bat in India and lacks batting power to counter-attack at the back-end of an innings.
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