Ashes 2023: England Add Young 18-Year-Old Rehan Ahmed To Squad For The Second Test Against Australia At Lord's

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has added young 18-year-old Rehan Ahmed to the English squad for the upcoming second Test of the Ashes 2023 against Australia at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the squad as a cover for Moeen Ali, who got himself injured in the first Test at Edgbaston. The all-rounder developed a blister on his right index finger and was struggling with his bowling in the game as he failed to land the ball perfectly.

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Releasing the official statement, ECB stated: Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the England Men’s Test squad for the second LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test against Australia starting at Lord’s on Wednesday 28 June 2023 as cover for spinning all-rounder Moeen Ali.

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Ahmed, 18, who made his Test debut in the final Test against Pakistan in Karachi last winter, will join the rest of the squad this weekend in London.”

Here’s England’s squad for the Lord’s Test:

Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Daniel Lawrence, Josh Tongue, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed

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Ashes 2023: Australia clinches Edgbaston Test by just 2 wickets

Australia clinched the first game by just 2 wickets as it was an exhibition of a high-class red-ball game. Opting to bat first, England with their attacking approach posted a first-innings total of 393 runs and then bundled out Australia for just 385 runs, taking a lead of 7 runs.

The second innings was the test of grit for both the teams as England were bundled out just 273 runs, setting Australia a total of 280 runs. The Pat Cummins-led side came under immense pressure and were tottering at 227/8. But skipper Cummins played an exceptional knock of unbeaten 44 runs and along with Nathan Lyon (16*) won the game for his side.

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