Sam Cook is set to make his long-awaiting bow for the England Men’s Test squad this week after being named in the starting CI for the match against Zimbabwe, which begins on Thursday at Trent Bridge.
Sam will become the 33rd player to represent England at Test level whilst playing for the Club and follows in the footsteps of Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara and Tom Westley, whilst becoming the first Essex bowler to make his debut since Mark Ilott against Australia in 1993.
This historic fixture marks Zimbabwe’s first Test on English soil since 2003 and is set to launch England Men’s international summer on Thursday 22 May.
England Men’s Test XI
1. Zak Crawley
2. Ben Duckett
3. Ollie Pope
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes
7. Jamie Smith
8. Gus Atkinson
9. Sam Cook
10. Josh Tongue
11. Shaoib Bashir
Club to County: Sam Cook
Revisit Sam Cook’s journey from his club cricket days as a youngster with Writtle CC and Chelmsford CC, to his rise into the Essex Men’s First Team in our Club to County series filmed back in 2019.
