Northeast Receives Early Lions Call-Up

Hampshire batsman Sam Northeast has received an early England Lions call-up as a result of an injury to Dan Lawrence.

Northeast, who had been due to join the squad later this week ahead of the one-day series, arrived in Antigua late on Sunday – meaning that all being well, he will make his Lions debut at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium this evening.

Northeast is set to be one of three debutants for the Lions, with Somerset spinner Dom Bess and Northamptonshire fast bowler Richard Gleeson also in line to play.

Lions v West Indies A, third Test, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium: K Jennings (Lancashire, capt), H Hameed (Lancashire), N Gubbins (Middlesex), J Clarke (Worcestershire), S Northeast (Hampshire), A Davies (Lancashire, wk), P Coughlin (Nottinghamshire), D Bess (Somerset), J Leach (Somerset), S Mahmood (Lancashire), R Gleeson (Northamptonshire).

Lions one-day squad: K Jennings (capt), J Clarke (Worcestershire), S Curran (Surrey), J Porter (Essex), P Coughlin (Nottinghamshire), S Mahmood (Lancashire), N Gubbins (Middlesex), A Davies (Lancashire, wk), S Northeast (Hampshire), D Bess (Somerset), M Parkinson (Lancashire), M Critchley (Derbyshire), R Gleeson (Northamptonshire), T Roland-Jones (Middlesex), S Hain (Warwickshire).

One-Day Schedule

March 4: Tour Match – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 6 – v West Indies A – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 9 - v West Indies A – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 11 - v West Indies A – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua