One time England Test spinner Mason Crane has been selected for England Lions' 50-over squad to take on South Africa A, eight years since his last international appearance.
Crane, who last represented England during his only Test appearance in the 2017/18 Sydney Ashes Test, is one of two leg-spinners in the squad, with Rehan Ahmed also included. His call-up comes after an impressive first part of the county summer. He took 18 wickets in the first block of County Championship fixtures, as well as scoring 99 against Leicestershire, falling one run short of a maiden first-class century. He has also taken five wickets in Glamorgan's first three T20 Blast matches.
Having been picked for England's 2017/18 Ashes series, Crane endured a chastening outing in Sydney eight years ago, when England had already lost the urn. He conceded the most runs of any England debutant, returning figures of 1-193 in England's only bowling innings. Following battling a stress fracture in his back and getting limited red-ball opportunities at Hampshire, Crane moved to Glamorgan in 2024.
England Lions squad for South Africa A 50-over series
James Coles, Noah Cornwell, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe, Scott Currie, Caleb Falconer, Eddie Jack, Saqib Mahmood, Ben Mayes, Ben McKinney, Dan Mousley, Matthew Potts, Rehan Ahmed, James Rew, Thomas Rew, Asa Tribe
Test squad members included in Lions white-ball squad
Several members of England's squad from the Lord's Test against New Zealand have also been included in the Lions squad. Rehan Ahmed, who missed out on selection in the final XI behind Shoaib Bashir, has been picked, as has reserve batter James Rew. Also picked is Rew's younger brother Thomas Rew, who was included in England's winter Lions series in Australia.
Jordan Cox will also feature, having been a bench member of RCB's winning IPL outfit over the past few months. Other fringe members of England's group who have been picked include Saqib Mahmood, Men McKinney, Matthew Potts and Asa Tribe.
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