North West cricketer Boyd Rankin must wait to make his Ashes debut after missing out on the England line-up for the first Test which has got under way against Australia.
Boyd Rankin
The Bready bowler had hoped he had staked a claim to be included in the starting 11 in Brisbane with figures of 3-46 after England eased to a seven-wicket victory in their final Ashes warm-up match against an Australian Invitational XI in Sydney at the weekend.
However, the 29-year-old 6 ft 7 ins Warwickshire right-arm medium-fast bowler has lost out to Surrey’s Chris Tremlett who had been tipped by Australia captain Michael Clarke to figure at the Gabba.
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