Steve Harmison gets deserved place
Steve Harmison, famed as the quickest bowler in England, was given a deserved spot in a 13 man England squad ahead of next week's first test against Zimbabwe
Sean Beynon
13-May-2000
Steve Harmison, famed as the quickest bowler in England, was given a
deserved spot in a 13 man England squad ahead of next week's first test
against Zimbabwe. The 21 year old Durham ace perforated Mark Butcher's ear
drum with a bouncer earlier in the season.
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Steve Harmison, at press conference after being named in the Test squad Photo © Paul McGregor |
Ed Giddins returns after injuries to Dean Headley, Alan Mullally and Chris
Silverwood. Giddins has played one test previously, against New Zealand last
summer, where he performed well and was unlucky to be left out of England's
tour to South Africa. Chris Schofield will make his test debut. The 21 year
old leg-spinner has been in the wickets and the runs so far this summer, and
to blood him against one of the weaker test sides seems like a good idea.
Both Nick Knight and Mark Ramprakash will fight for an opening spot. It
seems likely that Ramprakash, named as Atherton's opening partner after the
central contracts were announced in March. Knight will float somewhere in
the middle order, whilst Hick and Flintoff look set to give some spark to
the middle order.
The squad: Hussain, Atherton, Knight, Ramprakash, Stewart, Hick, Flintoff,
White, Caddick, Gough, Schofield, Harmison, Giddins.