Rew, 18, named England Lions captain for West Indies tour

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 08:31 · Archive

Thomas Rew, aged 18, has been named England Lions captain for three T20 matches against West Indies A in November.

Thomas Rew has been named England Lions captain in the same week he earned his first senior call-up and central contract. The 18-year-old is thought to become the youngest captain in Lions history when he leads the side in three T20s against West Indies A in St Kitts and Nevis in November. Rew captained England Under-19s to the World Cup final earlier this year and made his first two first-class hundreds for Somerset during the summer.

Rew will lead a squad that includes his older brother James. Three players will be involved on the Lions tour before travelling to Australia: Rew, Hampshire seamer Eddie Jack, and Sussex all-rounder James Coles. The Lions' T20s in the Caribbean are followed by five one-day matches, captained by Test batter Dan Lawrence.

If Rew plays on the senior tour of Australia, he would become the third-youngest man to make his England debut in any format after Rehan Ahmed and Brian Close, and the youngest man to play for England against Australia. He does not turn 19 until 29 November.

How it is being reported

• Brook and Jacks lead resurgent England into tri-series with World Cup in sightYoungsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs The kids have permission for the 20-over show. Thomas Rew, 18, could become the third-youngest man to play for England. Eddie Jack, 21, has played seven T20s, but the eighth could be for his country. Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, but they have not made the cut for the one-day international leg of the tour, spelling out the mission statement. With the 50-over World Cup less than a year away, ODIs are where England must, as Logan Roy might say, be serious people.…The Guardian · 18 Oct, 08:00
• Rew, 18, to captain England Lions in West IndiesThe elevation of teenager Thomas Rew to Lions captain is a further sign of the high regard he is held in by the England hierarchy and follows him being given his first senior call-up and central contract.BBC News · 16 Oct, 11:33

In this story: Thomas Rew · England Lions · West Indies A · James Rew · Eddie Jack · James Coles · Dan Lawrence · St Kitts and Nevis

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