England v Ireland: Worcestershire's Josh Tongue added to squad for first Test of summer

Josh Tongue has taken 11 wickets for Worcestershire successful 4 County Championship games this season

Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue has been added to England's squad for the archetypal Test of the summertime against Ireland.

He is not replacing anyone successful the squad, but adds to the bowling onslaught aft caller wounded worries for James Anderson and Ollie Robinson.

The Test against Ireland starts connected Thursday 1 June astatine Lord's.

Tongue joins chap accelerated bowlers Anderson, Robinson, Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes successful the squad.

But Anderson and Robinson are improbable to play, portion England are besides missing different accelerated bowlers successful Olly Stone, Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton due to the fact that of injury.

Tongue has been connected England's radar since his breakthrough play with Worcestershire arsenic a 19-year-old successful 2017.

His 47 wickets successful the County Championship play earned him a archetypal England Lions call-up earlier accent fractures successful his backmost and his ft disrupted his progress.

But helium has impressed astatine the commencement of this season, taking 11 wickets successful 4 games including the wicket of Australia's Steve Smith successful their fixture against Sussex.

The Ireland Test is followed by the Ashes, with the archetypal of 5 Tests starting connected 16 June.

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