The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have already announced the squad for the forthcoming Test series against the Pakistan National Cricket Team, as the first Test is scheduled to take place from August 19. The England National Cricket Team all-rounder Sam Curran is ready to make a comeback in the squad for the third Test.
The newly appointed selector of England Marcus North have provided hint of his comeback. The former Australia cricketer stated that Curran missed the squad due to injury-related concerns and might be back for the third and final Test against the Men in Green at Edgbaston, Birmingham. It might be a return after 5 years for the star all-rounder.
Curran has been a regular member of the white-ball side for England. However, he has not featured in the traditional format of the game due to injury-related concerns. He made his debut at the age of 19 back in 2018 and played 24 Test matches till 2021; since then, he has not featured for the Three Lions.
Curran was absent from the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 following his groin injury; after that, he played in the T20 Blast as a specialist batter to work on his fitness, and he was fully fit during the white-ball series against India and bowled excellently throughout the series.
"Sam Curran is certainly a player of interest for us"- Marcus North on Sam Curran's return to Test squad
Marcus North believes that, as Ben Stokes retired from Test cricket a few months back. Sam Curran is a like-for-like replacement for the England side, and North also assured that he is a player who is in contention to be in the Test squad.
"With the retirement of Ben Stokes, it's quite clear that he provided us with a certain balance in the team," North, who was appointed as an England selector earlier this year, said on Thursday. "Sam Curran is certainly a player of interest for us."
Why Sam Curran was not added to the England squad vs Pakistan?
Marcus North stated that Curran has had a heavy workload during the summer and he has played many matches, and that is the reason he has had niggles as Curran missed out on a Hundred match last week and did not bowl when he played on Sunday night. He also stated that the all-rounder would have been in the squad if he had been fully fit.
"Sam has had a really heavy workload this summer playing a tremendous amount of cricket, and during that time he's been doing so with a couple of niggles, which you expect most bowlers do. But at this stage with a couple of niggles - we've seen he's missed a game in the Hundred - we don't feel physically, he's just quite right there.
"I think [it would be] unfair to put him into these first two Tests. He's someone our backroom staff and medical team will be working with in the coming weeks to make sure that he potentially becomes an option in the third Test. He's someone that we really value highly and we see playing a role in the future for us as an allrounder."
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