England quick is happy to let his cricket do the talking after coming back stronger from long-term injuries but says being part of this Ashes squad in Australia is incredible
There are times when Josh Tongue talks about the situation he finds himself in with genuine incredulity, as if he has not so much earned a place in England’s dressing-room as snuck in while nobody was looking and hid inside a laundry basket.
“I said that to myself when I first got picked in ’23: ‘Just being here, around this group of people, in the Ashes squad, is just an amazing … what’s the word? Accomplishment?’” he says. “Like, it’s amazing. Being a part of this England squad at the minute is amazing and I couldn’t wish for anything else, really. And now to be a part of an Ashes squad, going to Australia’s own backyard and playing against them … I just can’t wait for the next couple of months.”
Written by Simon Burnton in Perth
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/13/josh-tongue-ive-always-been-introverted-but-when-i-step-out-on-to-that-pitch-things-change-cricket-ashes under the title “Josh Tongue: ‘I’m an introvert but things change when I step on the pitch’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
