Dono bowlers ne haal hi mein apni fitness aur form dikhayi hai, jo unhe Test team mein jagah dilane mein madad kar sakti hai. Chaliye iske baare mein aur jaankari lete hain.
Chris Woakes ka Comeback
Chris Woakes, ek 36 saal ke experienced fast bowler, ankle injury ke baad ab wapas cricket maidan par laut rahe hain. Unhone January 2025 ke baad se koi match nahi khela tha, lekin ab wo England Lions ke liye India A ke khilaaf do four-day matches khelenge, jo 30 May aur 6 June se shuru honge. Ye matches Canterbury aur Northampton mein khele jayenge.
Woakes ne haal hi mein Warwickshire ke liye county cricket mein wapsi ki aur ek match mein 6 wickets liye, jo unki fitness aur form ka saboot hai. Unka yeh performance unhe India ke khilaaf June 2025 mein shuru hone wali five-Test series ke liye ek majboot daavedar banata hai. Woakes ka England ke liye record kaafi shandaar hai—unhone 2023 Ashes mein 19 wickets 18.15 ke average se liye the aur last summer mein 24 wickets 20.25 ke average se haasil kiye.
Lekin Woakes ke liye yeh mauka asaan nahi hoga. Unki jagah Essex ke Sam Cook ne Zimbabwe ke khilaaf Test match mein debut kiya, aur ab Woakes ko apni jagah wapas paane ke liye Lions ke matches mein apna best dena hoga.
Josh Tongue ki Wapsi
Josh Tongue, 27 saal ke fast bowler, ne bhi apni chot se wapsi karke sabko prabhavit kiya hai. Unhone 2023 Ashes mein apne debut par shandaar pradarshan kiya tha, jisme unhone Australia ke Steve Smith aur David Warner ko dono innings mein out kiya tha. Lekin uske baad pectoral aur hamstring injuries ke wajah se wo 2024 ke season mein nahi khel paye.
Is saal, Tongue ne Nottinghamshire ke liye county cricket mein shandaar wapsi ki, jisme unhone season ke shuruaati teen matches mein 15 wickets liye. Is performance ne unhe Zimbabwe ke khilaaf Test match mein England team mein jagah dilayi, jisme unhone do wickets liye aur team ki jeet mein yogdaan diya.
Ab Tongue ko England Lions ke squad mein India A ke khilaaf match ke liye bhi chuna gaya hai, jo 6 June se Northampton mein shuru hoga. Yeh match unke liye ek aur mauka hai apni consistency aur speed (jo 90mph tak jaati hai) dikhane ka.
Dono ka Test Team ke Liye Mauka
England ke pace bowling department mein is waqt kaafi chot ke maamle hain. Mark Wood, Olly Stone, aur Jofra Archer chot ke wajah se bahar hain, jabki Brydon Carse bhi poori tarah se fit nahi hain. Is wajah se Tongue aur Woakes ke liye yeh ek shandaar mauka hai apni jagah Test team mein pakki karne ka.
Gus Atkinson, jo Zimbabwe ke khilaaf new ball bowler the, ab ek senior bowler hain, lekin unke bhi chot ke baare mein chinta hai. Agar wo India ke khilaaf pehle Test ke liye available nahi hote, to Tongue aur Woakes ke liye darwaza khul sakta hai. Matthew Potts aur Sam Cook bhi is race mein hain, lekin Tongue ki raw pace aur Woakes ka experience unhe alag banata hai.
India ke Khilaaf Series ka Mahatva
India ke khilaaf five-Test series, jo 20 June se Headingley mein shuru hogi, England ke liye ek bada challenge hogi. Iske baad Ashes series bhi hai, to England ko apne bowling attack ko abhi se majboot karna hoga. Woakes, jo English conditions mein kaafi successful rahe hain, aur Tongue, jo apni speed se batsmen ko pareshan kar sakte hain, dono ke liye yeh series career-defining ho sakti hai.
England Lions Squad
England Lions ke squad mein James Rew captain hain, aur isme do 17 saal ke young players—Rocky Flintoff aur Farhan Ahmed—bhi shamil hain. Rehan Ahmed, Dan Mousley, aur Jordan Cox bhi is team ka hissa hain, jo India A ke khilaaf do matches khelenge. Ben Stokes bhi shayad doosre match mein khel sakte hain, agar wo Zimbabwe Test ke baad fit feel karte hain.
X Posts se Updates
X par ek post ke mutabik, Josh Tongue aur George Hill ko India A ke khilaaf match ke liye Lions squad mein shamil kiya gaya hai. Isme Chris Woakes aur Jordan Cox bhi hain, jo Northampton mein 6 June se shuru hone wale match ke liye tayaar honge. Yeh post batata hai ki England ka focus young aur experienced players ke mix par hai.
Josh Tongue aur Chris Woakes dono ke liye yeh ek bada mauka hai. Woakes apne experience ke saath team mein wapsi karna chahte hain, jabki Tongue apni speed aur recent form ke dam par Test team mein jagah banane ki koshish mein hain. India A ke khilaaf Lions matches unke liye ek platform honge apni kabiliyat dikhane ka, aur agar wo yahan acha perform karte hain, to India ke khilaaf pehla Test unke liye darwaza khol sakta hai.
