Test series against India is a chance to show different skills, says pacer Brydon Carse

Leeds, June 18: England quick Brydon Carse is relishing the opportunity to play against India for a home Test debut at the Headingley Cricket Ground in the first of the five-Test series that kicks off the English Test summer. Carse made his debut in the longest format in the tour of Pakistan and continued with the side for their tour of New Zealand.

Across five matches, he racked up 27 scalps with a career best of 6-42 against the Kiwis at Christchurch in November. "Headingley is an unbelievable ground. I've played a bit of white-ball cricket there over the last couple of years for England and in The Hundred, but to be able to play a home Test against India is going to be pretty exciting, and I cannot wait to get going," said Carse in the pre-game press conference.

The 29-year-old has not played since injuring his toe while playing in the Champions Trophy in February and missed out on making his home Test debut against Zimbabwe in the one-off Test.

Carse is adamant he will be taking the five-game series against India as an opportunity to show the different skills he brings to the table.

"I think it's a great opportunity, I've spoken before about the group of ten fast bowlers that England have, a couple of injuries are in there, but we've still got a pretty healthy stock of bowling to pick from and it's another opportunity in home conditions to show the different skills that I can bring to the team," Carse added.

The five-Test series against India will be the first challenge of what will be a gruelling year for England in Test cricket. After hosting India, England will play two white-ball series against South Africa and Ireland before travelling to Australia for The Ashes, where the team has not won a Test match since 2011.

"The Test squad joined up a couple of weeks before the Zimbabwe Test, and we outlined some plans and goals that we wanna achieve, you know, throughout this calendar year. What an opportunity to start against, you know, one of the best sides in the world in India, and ten Test matches that this group is really looking forward to," Carse said.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.

Exciting to see new talent like Carse against our Indian batting lineup! But let's not forget our bowlers will give them a tough time too. Jasprit Bumrah vs Carse will be an interesting contest. 🇮🇳🏏

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Priya M.

England always talks big before series but we've seen how our team performs overseas now. Remember the Australia series? Hope our boys keep the same energy! #BleedBlue

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Arjun S.

Carse seems confident but English conditions in June can be tricky. Hope our batsmen have prepared well for swing bowling. Kohli needs to step up this series - his form against England hasn't been great recently.

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Sneha R.

Why so much focus on England's bowlers? Our pace attack is world class now! Shami, Siraj, Bumrah can outbowl anyone. Let's see how Carse handles our batting on Day 1 pitch at Headingley 😉

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Vikram D.

Respect to Carse for his enthusiasm, but 5 Tests in England is a different ball game. Our team has the experience now to handle these conditions. Hope the weather doesn't ruin too many days of play!

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Neha P.

As an Indian fan, I'm more worried about our middle order than England's bowling. Hope Gill and Iyer show some consistency this series. Test cricket needs patience - something our young batsmen need to learn.

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