Jack leach

By India Today Sports Desk: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has said that spinner Jack Leach really complemented England’s attack following his injury ahead of the Ashes series. England is set to take on Australia in the five-match Ashes series, starting June 16. Speaking ahead of the series, McDonald said managing the injury of Leach would be a challenge for England, adding that his replacement Moeen Ali has not played Test cricket for a long time. Leach ruled himself out with a lower-back stress fracture and was replaced by Moeen, who came out of retirement and will be part of England’s squad for the first two Tests. He went on to say that Leach really complemented England’s attack, adding that his wicket-taking ability might be missed by England. Leach has been a big part of England’s bowling attack since Stokes took over the captaincy, with the spinner bowling 515.1 overs in Tests, which is 179 more than any other England bowler. “But I think Jack Leach really complemented that attack and his wicket-taking ability and the way Ben Stokes has used him has been a little more aggressive and has reaped some great rewards,” McDonald added. “So, yeah, it will look different with Mo there. Mo has 190-odd Test wickets as well and strengthens their lower order, so it won't be the same but they'll have to operate fractionally differently, no doubt about that,” said McDonald. England will face Australia in the first Test of the five-match series at Edgbaston on June 16.

"By learning and experiencing something new, talking and discussing the game with greats like Kumar Sangakkara and Brian Lara, other players and ex-players about just batting in general, Test cricket, I thought that not just for the Ashes, but the rest of the year for me it would set me up best to perform well and get the best out of myself. I feel ready."

England suffered a massive setback as ace spinner Jack Leach got ruled out of the upcoming Ashes due to a stress fracture in his lower back. Following a ten-wicket win over Ireland in a one-off Test on Saturday, Leach developed ‘low back symptoms’ and is now ruled out of the entire five-match series, starting with the first Test on June 16th in Edgbaston. Against Ireland, Leach picked up four wickets and was instrumental in helping England start extended summer on a winning note. Leach, Leeds and history Having made his Test debut five years back in 2018, Leach gained popularity for his unforgettable partnership with current skipper Ben Stokes during the 2019 Leed’s Test against Australia. The famous Test saw Leach stitching a 76-run stand for the final wicket in the fourth innings, off which he only scored one run – that too, regarded as the most-important one run in England’s Test history, given what was at stake. Facing the daunting bowling attack of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon – three out of whom are likely to feature in the first Test this time, Leach and Stokes weathered the storm and helped England win the match with one wicket in hand. Happy Birthday, skip! 🎉 Headingley 2019? Oh go on then 😍 Though he made headlines for sticking around in that partnership with Stokes, the 31-year-old fared well with the ball, picking 12 wickets from four Tests. Blow to England Injury at this hour means ECB will name his replacement quickly, and it sh...

Read more Australia have an injury worry of their own with Josh Hazlewood ruled out of this week’s game with a side strain, though his participation in the Ashes does not seem to be in doubt. “I faced him out in the middle the other day and it was pretty good,” Smith said. “He was pretty close for this game and I dare say he’ll be fit the game after.” Michael Neser, summoned from Glamorgan to join Australia’s squad as cover, took part in training at the Oval where a more unexpected presence was the former England coach Andy Flower. The Zimbabwean, who spent 12 years a variety of coaching roles with England and the Lions Meanwhile, most of the England squad gathered on Monday at the Grove in Hertfordshire for the Professional Cricketers’ Association’s annual golf day. It was supposed to be the curtain-raiser for a week of light-hearted golf-focused team-building, but Leach’s injury has prompted a few serious conversations. England may not feel a like-for-like replacement for Leach is necessary for the first Test. Joe Root is not a frontline spinner, but he has bowled 763.2 overs in his 130 Tests and can contribute when necessary, allowing the team a little latitude. It may be that when it comes to matchday, and after assessing conditions, a fourth seamer is considered a more useful, and more aggressive, option. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our after newsletter promot...

• Test debut(cap 30 March 2018v Last Test 24 February 2023v Domestic team information Years Team 2010–present (squadno.17) 2011–2012 Career statistics Competition Matches 35 138 17 2 Runs scored 446 1,859 22 – 13.11 13.66 7.33 – 100s/50s 0/1 0/3 0/0 –/– Top score 92 92 18 – 8,374 26,534 872 48 124 432 21 5 34.18 28.47 33.19 12.00 5 26 0 0 10 wickets in match 1 4 0 0 Best bowling 5/66 8/85 3/7 3/28 Catches/ 16/– 55/– 9/– 1/– Source: 3 June 2023 Matthew Jack Leach (born 22 June 1991) is an English professional Early life and education [ ] Leach was born in Cricket career [ ] Leach graduated from the Leach made his Somerset debut in a two-day match against the Leach returned to Somerset for pre-season on a summer contract and played his first In April 2022, he was bought by the International career [ ] On 14 February 2018, while playing for the 2018–21: Sporadic appearances [ ] On 16 March 2018, he was called up to England's After losing his place to After Ali was preferred for the first Over the 2019–20 winter, Leach only played one of England's six tests: he was not selected for the second test against New Zealand, England opting to play an extra seam bowler instead; On 29 May 2020, Leach was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the Leach returned to the team for the winter tours 2021–present: First choice spinner [ ] Following the sudden retirement of Ali, Leach was included in the Following the ...

Jack Leach has been dramatically ruled out of the Ashes with a lower back stress fracture, and England are considering a raft of options including asking With just 11 days to the opening Test at Edgbaston, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have been left desperately searching the 18 counties for a spinning replacement. Other candidates include Rehan Ahmed, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson or even recent white-ball specialist Adil Rashid. Read more Leach, who had a scan on Sunday after feeling some discomfort during the Test against Ireland at Lord’s, has been an integral part of England’s plans. He is the only bowler to have played all 13 Tests in the Bazball era – taking 45 wickets, including a first 10-wicket haul against New Zealand at Headingley last summer – and his ability to bowl long spells was looking more crucial than ever with question marks still hanging over Stokes’s bowling fitness. Leach’s Test career has been revitalised under the leadership of Stokes – with whom he shared the victorious 10‑wicket stand during the Headingley Test of 2019 (famously contributing one not out). Stokes has encouraged an attacking mindset, set attacking fields, and trusted his man; Leach has visibly grown in confidence. “I feel like I belong in the team now,” he said in an interview in the Lord’s Ireland Test programme. The stress fracture is the latest in a long line of health issues that Leach has had to negotiate during his career. He has suffered from Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bo...

In fact, the spinner has sent down close to 200 overs more than anyone else in an English shirt in that time. Leach’s absence will leave England with a selection dilemma, with no obvious spin replacement available. England has picked seven seamers in their squad for the first two Tests; fielding an all-pace attack means they can go to Edgbaston without leaving out any of Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Mark Wood and Ollie Robinson. Sam Curran, who offers a different angle to England’s current options, is another who could come into the selectors’ thinking as England looks for further points of difference without their first-choice spinner. 18-year-old Rehan Ahmed, who had starred earlier in the year in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean is perhaps the most interesting replacement for Leach. Even at Karachi, Ahmed bowled 20 overs fewer than Leach across the Test. The Leicestershire all-rounder has six wickets from six County Championship appearances so far this season. Dan Lawrence who is already in England’s Ashes squad, bowls decent off-spin and has three Test wickets to his name is another option for Jack Leach’s replacement in Ashes 2023. On the other hand, Daniel Lawrence is a middle-order batsman who scored 551 runs in 11 Tests with a strike rate of 53.86. Liam Livingstone also played as a spin-bowling all-rounder on the tour of Pakistan while Liam Dawson is probably the closest England has to a like-for-like replacement for Leach as a bowler. Liam Daw...