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Thomas Rew, 18, named England Lions captain
The teenager earns his first senior call-up and central contract in the same week he is named to lead the Lions in the Caribbean.
In brief
The teenager earns his first senior call-up and central contract in the same week he is named to lead the Lions in the Caribbean. Thomas Rew, eighteen, has been named England Lions captain and given his first senior call-up and central contract, becoming the youngest captain in Lions history. Originally reported by…
Rew named Lions captain at eighteen
Thomas Rew has been named England Lions captain in the same week he earned his first senior call-up and central contract. The eighteen-year-old will become the youngest captain in Lions history.
Three players bridge Lions and Australia tours
Thomas Rew, Hampshire seamer Eddie Jack and Sussex all-rounder James Coles will play in the Lions T20s in the Caribbean then travel to Australia for England's senior tour.
Rew led England Under-nineteens to World Cup final
Rew skippered England Under-nineteens to the final of the World Cup earlier this year, then made his first two first-class hundreds for Somerset during the summer.
Rew could be third-youngest England debutant
Rew does not turn nineteen until twenty-ninth November. If he 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…
Lions T20s in November, one-day series follows
The Lions play three T20s against West Indies A in St Kitts and Nevis in November, followed by five one-day matches captained by Test batter Dan Lawrence. Jonathan Trott leads the Lions tours.
What matters most
Thomas Rew, eighteen, has been named England Lions captain and given his first senior call-up and central contract, becoming the youngest captain in Lions history.
