Keaton Jennings will be Alastair Cook’s 11th opening partner since August 2012 © AFP
Alastair Cook has confirmed that Keaton Jennings will make his Test debut in the fourth Test against India in Mumbai on Thursday.
Jennings, the South African-born son of coach and former player Ray Jennings, only arrived in Mumbai on Monday having been called-up from the England Lions squad in the UAE to replace the injured Haseeb Hameed. He will be Cook’s 11th opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss in August 2012.
While Jennings’ preparation is not perfect, Cook said he was reminded of his own debut “10 years ago” when he flew into India 48 hours ahead of the game and hit a century in the Nagpur Test of 2006.
Cook also described Stuart Broad‘s chances of playing as 50:50. Broad sustained a foot injury during the Visakhapatnam Test and subsequently missed the game in Mohali. While he bowled in training on Tuesday and Wednesday, the England camp have yet to make a decision over his involvement.
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George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo
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