Father gave place to his own son in the team, this pair will be seen together on Australia tour – Read

England Lions team has to tour Australia in the month of January. This tour will start from 14 January 2025. 16 players have been included in the England Lions team for this tour. On this tour, the England Lions team will play two four-day matches against Cricket Australia 11 in Brisbane and then a First Class Test match against Australia A in Sydney. For this tour, the England Lions team will leave for Australia on January 3.

Father gave place to his own son in the team

Rocky Flintoff has also been included in the England Lions team for this tour. Rocky Flintoff is the son of former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff. Let us tell you, the head coach of England Lions is Andrew Flintoff. 16-year-old Rocky Flintoff was also included in the England Lions team for the South Africa tour earlier this month. Although he could not perform anything special. This time Rocky got a place in the team at the last moment.

Sam Cook
Shoaib Bashir
Rocky Flintoff

We’ve confirmed our 16-player squad for the upcoming Lions tour of Australia

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 18, 2024

Shoaib Bashir, Pat Brown, Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue and John Turner have also been included in the England Lions team, who are also part of the senior team. England performance director Ed Barney said, ‘We have selected players who have proven themselves at this level and who have significant potential. Australia matches and tours are always important and we enjoy the opportunity to test ourselves against quality opponents.

England Lions team for Australia tour

Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Pat Brown, James Coles, Sam Cook, Alex Davis, Rocky Flintoff, Tom Hartley, Tom Laws, Freddie McCann, Ben McKinney, James Reve, Hamza Sheikh, Mitch Stanley, Josh Tongue, John Turner.