And I see myself as a big part of our aim to become the best Test team in the world. Part and parcel of being a red-ball specialist cricketer is ensuring I am fresh and fit for all seven Test matches this summer. With India to follow, after what happened to us over there last winter, and then the Ashes, Test cricket doesn't get any bigger than the year ahead. Jimmy has repaid the ECB's faithYou wouldn't have imagined a fast bowler would beat the England Test caps record 20 years ago. Huge credit to him for getting fit and to the ECB for backing him, knowing that he is capable of winning Test matches.

Source: Daily Mail May 29, 2021 21:22 UTC