England came up with a fast response to losing the Edgbaston Test match against India in the second game of the five-Test match series. Gus Atkinson, a renowned pacer, is part of the renewed squad for the third Test, scheduled for July 10-14 at Lord’s.
Gus Atkinson was seen for the last time in a one-off Test match in May against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, where he sustained an injury to his hamstring. However, after undergoing recovery, the star pacer is fit for the upcoming third Test match as the only change in the squad. For the third Test match, another star pacer, Jofra Archer, is also set to return. With two desirable pacers added to the squad, England eyes on moving on from the current Test series hanging at 1-1.
Gus Atkinson Test Career Summary
In his Test debut, Gus Atkinson accumulated third third-best bowling figure, taking 12 wickets in a single match with an exceptional economy rate (4.07) for England against the West Indies at Lord’s in a Test match that started on 10 July 2024. Atkinson also features in a list of Test players with a hundred (118) and a five-wicket haul (5/62) in a Test match when England faced Sri Lanka at Lord’s in August 2024.
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 23 | 1968 | 1227 | 55 | 7/45 | 12/106 | 22.30 | 3.74 | 35.7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Ben Stokes’s England won the first Test match at Headingley, Leeds by 5 wickets. However, the Shubman Gill-led team made a comeback in the second match at Edgbaston, Birmingham, where India registered a victory in whites for the first time. England will host India at Lord’s, London, for the third Test match, starting on July 10.
England Squad for 3rd Test against India: Ben Stokes (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes
