Dan Mousley

Dan Mousley was 23 when he made his ODI and T20I debuts on England's tour to the Caribbean in late 2024, replacing his Warwickshire team-mate Moeen Ali as an allrounder who bats left-handed and bowls offbreaks. His domestic record was not particularly remarkable, but his versatility and competitiveness impressed England's management: "I like Dan's character," said captain Jos Buttler.

Mousley was brought up in Nether Whitacre, a village outside Birmingham, and attended Bablake School in Coventry. He is an Aston Villa season-ticket holder with an unmistakable Brummie accent and is a product of the Warwickshire academy, having represented the club from a young age. He was also part of the England pathway and went to the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa in early 2020, hitting a century in the plate final against Sri Lanka.

He signed his first professional contract at Warwickshire in 2019 and made his first-class debut the same year, hitting a maiden half-century the following season when batting alongside the retiring Ian Bell. He showed glimpses of his potential over the next three years, earning contracts in the Hundred, the ILT20 and the PSL and an England Lions call-up, but 2024 proved his breakthrough.

Mousley was promoted up the order to No. 3 in the T20 Blast and put together an impressive season, then showed off his idiosyncratic fast offspin in the Hundred with a remarkable spell of death bowling against Trent Rockets. With an average speed of 68mph/109kph, Mousley is thought to be the fastest spinner in the world and can bowl in all three phases of an innings: Powerplay, middle overs and death.

His strong season earned him a call-up to England's T20I squad to face Australia in September, along with his Warwickshire team-mate and close friend Jacob Bethell. He went unused, but his debuts arrived in November in the Caribbean, with the promise of more to come.
ESPNcricinfo staff.