Published: Jun 23, 2015, 10:33 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 24, 2015, 02:28 AM (IST)
England‘s Sam Billings is eager to show he is more than just a one-day player by starring for Kent in the first official match of Australia’s tour of England later this week. The 24-year-old rising star featured in all five matches the thrilling recent 3-2 series one-day international series victory over New Zealand — his first taste of senior England cricket — and made a valuable 41 in Saturday’s decisive clash at Chester-le-Street. Live Updates: England vs New Zealand one-off T20 International at Old Trafford
He is also set to feature in Tuesday’s one-off Twenty20 international at Old Trafford, the final match of New Zealand’s tour. But the hard-hitting batsman, yet to don the gloves for England, although he keeps wicket for his county, is keen to prove his worth in a longer format when Kent welcome Australia to Canterbury for a four-day match starting on Thursday. Live scorecard: England vs New Zealand, one-off Twenty20 International, Old Trafford
Meanwhile, Former England coach Peter Moores has said his second spell in charge of the national side was blighted by a misguided perception that he was obsessed with statistics. Moores was sacked in May, following a drawn Test series away to the West Indies came hot on the heels of a wretched World Cup where England suffered a first round exit, AFP reported. READ: England vs New Zealand 2015, one-off T20 International at Old Trafford, Preview
Teams:
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Jonathan Bairstow (wk), Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, , Ben Stokes, Sam Billings, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Steven Finn
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c), Luke Ronchi (wk), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Colin Munro, Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan
