Zimbabwe Tour of England, 2003
Itinerary
22 May 2003 - England vs Zimbabwe - First Test at Lord's - England won by 235 runs
05 Jun 2003 - England vs Zimbabwe - Second Test at Chester-le-Street - England won by an innings and 80 runs
England Squad
Nasser Hussain
Mark Butcher
Robert Key
Owais Shah
Andrew Strauss
Jim Troughton
Michael Vaughan
James Foster
Rikki Clarke
Andrew Flintoff
Kabir Ali
Jimmy Anderson
Steve Harmison
Matthew Hoggard
Simon Jones
James Kirtley
Ryan Sidebottom
Ashley Giles
With the certain knowledge of a desperately weak Zimbabwean team arriving on English shores, the ECB has stuck to their policy of trialling a vast selection of promising young players against less vaunted May tourists. On this occasion, eight debutants have been included in the 18-man Test squad. This does not include Paul Collingwood: after a very prolific winter for the ODI squad, Collingwood sustained a shoulder dislocation early in the season and was rendered unavailable. His place in the squad has been taken by Jim Troughton, who impressed everyone in his first full season with Kent and last winter with the ECB National Academy. Most of the Test squad's incumbent batters players have chosen to continue playing in the County Championship.
The captaincy has been entrusted to long-time ODI captain Nasser Hussain, who only recently returned to the Test match squad. It remains to be seen whether this is a long-term appointment for him, or if it is specifically for this series.
Itinerary
22 May 2003 - England vs Zimbabwe - First Test at Lord's - England won by 235 runs
05 Jun 2003 - England vs Zimbabwe - Second Test at Chester-le-Street - England won by an innings and 80 runs
England Squad
Nasser Hussain
Mark Butcher
Robert Key
Owais Shah
Andrew Strauss
Jim Troughton
Michael Vaughan
James Foster
Rikki Clarke
Andrew Flintoff
Kabir Ali
Jimmy Anderson
Steve Harmison
Matthew Hoggard
Simon Jones
James Kirtley
Ryan Sidebottom
Ashley Giles
With the certain knowledge of a desperately weak Zimbabwean team arriving on English shores, the ECB has stuck to their policy of trialling a vast selection of promising young players against less vaunted May tourists. On this occasion, eight debutants have been included in the 18-man Test squad. This does not include Paul Collingwood: after a very prolific winter for the ODI squad, Collingwood sustained a shoulder dislocation early in the season and was rendered unavailable. His place in the squad has been taken by Jim Troughton, who impressed everyone in his first full season with Kent and last winter with the ECB National Academy. Most of the Test squad's incumbent batters players have chosen to continue playing in the County Championship.
The captaincy has been entrusted to long-time ODI captain Nasser Hussain, who only recently returned to the Test match squad. It remains to be seen whether this is a long-term appointment for him, or if it is specifically for this series.
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