Jamie Smith: In or Out? | Our England XIs Revealed
We’ve picked our England XIs for the first Test — and after the opening round of the County Championship, the selection conversation is already shifting.
In this episode, Geraint Jones and Sanjay Murthy reveal their England teams, build a watchlist of contenders, and start tracking the players who could force their way in before the first Test against New Zealand national cricket team on 4 June.
There’s a big focus on Jamie Smith after his hundred for Surrey batting at three. Is he already a certainty, and what does Ben Foakes’ form mean for the keeper debate?
We also get into:
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