Gay, Rew and Baker called up to England Test squad and Robinson in from cold
Uncapped trio in squad for first New Zealand Test
Crawley dropped; Ahmed and Bashir named as spinners
Emilio Gay, James Rew and Sonny Baker are the three uncapped players in a 15-man England squad for the first Test against New Zealand next month. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/07/ollie-robinson-england-cricket-test-comeback">Ollie Robinson returns to the setup after a two-year absence.
As part of the wash-up from the Ashes, https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/07/marcus-north-england-mens-cricket-selector">England have a new selector in Marcus North – now confirmed – and vowed to pay more attention to county form.
Gay, averaging 92 under North at Durham this season, and Rew, 22 years old and having already scored 12 centuries for Somerset, fit the bill in this regard.
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