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Isle Of Wight's Adam Hose Called Up To Cricket's England Lions Squad

Isle of Wight cricketer, Adam Hose, has been called up to the England Lions squad for two forthcoming fixtures.

Hose, - who is in arguably the form of his career - has been starring for Birmingham Bears in the Viatlity Blast, leading them to a quarter-final showdown against Hampshire Hawks this Thursday (7).

The 29 year old former Ventnor batsman has been rewarded for his terrific recent performances by being drafted into the 13-player squad for England Lions two Royal London 50-over internationals against South Africa, starting on July 12 at Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.

The Bears had already made it into the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast ahead of yesterday's match, where Hose top scored for the visitors again with 50, as they narrowly lost to Lancashire Lightning.

Mo Bobat, ECB Performance Director, said:

“It’s always great when we can bring some of our best and highest potential players together, particularly to take on senior international opposition. The two games provide an excellent opportunity to continue to grow our depth and assess players’ readiness for England.

“The squad reflects a balance of England’s next best players and some future players of note, as well as high performers from this season’s Vitality Blast campaign.

“With these games coming at the same time as England ODIs versus India and a County Championship round, we’re very appreciative of the collaborative approach of counties, enabling us to field strong teams.”

The first match at Taunton will permit full squad participation to facilitate South Africa Team preparation for the international white-ball programme, but the second match at Worcester will be played as an 11-a-side List-A match.

England Men’s Assistant Coach Paul Collingwood has been appointed Head Coach for the two matches.

Royal London Men’s Internationals Schedule:

1st 50-over match: England Lions v South Africa, Tuesday July 12, Coopers Associate County Ground, Taunton (11am start).

2nd 50-over match: England Lions v South Africa, Thursday July 14, New Road, Worcester (11am start).

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