# 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.
- Title: Thomas Rew, 18, named England Lions captain · BBC Sport
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjn5vk4qe6g1o
- Published: 2026-10-16T10:33:59.457+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.