Jordan Cox seems to be set to make his England Check debut on the tour of New Zealand, with Jamie Smith more likely to miss a part of the collection for the delivery of his first baby.
Essex’s Cox, who turns 24 on Monday, is the back-up wicketkeeper to Smith on the present tour of Pakistan.
England play three Exams in New Zealand in November and December.
“At this stage it seems to be like Jamie will most likely play the primary one and should miss the following two,” stated England head coach Brendon McCullum.
“It is form of as much as Mom Nature a bit of bit. New Zealand is a cushty place to maintain wicket and it will be nice to take a look at Jordan Cox as effectively.”
Surrey keeper Smith, 24, has received eight Check caps since being promoted to England’s first-choice gloveman at the start of the house summer season. He might be behind the stumps for the collection decider towards Pakistan in Rawalpindi, starting on Thursday.
Cox has performed two T20 internationals for England and has been the spare batter and keeper within the Check squad because the house collection towards Sri Lanka in the summertime.
He joined Essex from Kent for the 2024 season, however has not saved wicket in first-class cricket since July 2023 partly due to a horrible finger damage sustained enjoying in The Hundred in August of that yr. In all, he has saved in solely six first-class matches.
“His holding is strong,” stated McCullum, himself a former worldwide wicketkeeper. “I’ve performed a bit of labor with him over the past few minutes.
“He’s truly annoyingly good at every thing he does, a type of guys that you just have a look at and say he is acquired a excessive ceiling by way of expertise, notably with bat in hand.
“There is a truthful likelihood he’ll get the chance in New Zealand, if Jamie does return house, to bat down the order and take the gloves.”
