Will Rhodes to lead County Select XI in warm-up game against India ahead of England series
The HinduWarwickshire captain Will Rhodes will lead a 14-member Select County XI in a three-day warm-up game against India at the Emirates Riverside Side ground from July 20-22, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday. The match will be played behind closed doors with the Indian contingent already reporting multiple COVID-19 positive cases including first team 'keeper Rishabh Pant. The Select County XI squad also includes recent Test debutant James Bracey and Nottinghamshire opener Haseeb Hameed, who made his Test debut against India in 2016. The ECB thanked first-class counties for their "continued support to make players available for this fixtures and to Durham County Cricket Club for providing facilities for this match to be staged."