Matt Parkinson: Lancashire leg-spinner ‘gutted’ to overlook out on England Check debut

Lancashire leg-spinner Matt Parkinson bowls a ball

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Matt Parkinson has taken 102 wickets in 32 first-class games for Lancashire at an average of 23.35

Lancashire leg-spinner Matt Parkinson says he was “gutted” to not make his Test debut during a third consecutive winter on tour with England.

Parkinson was an unused member of the squad that lost to West Indies in March, having toured Australia with the Lions without making the Ashes team.

He missed out on a Test debut on tour in Sri Lanka and India last year and in New Zealand in 2019.

“I’m still confident a Test call-up will come,” said Parkinson, 25.

“But it’s tough to keep getting up for trips if you’re not involved again.”

Parkinson added he was “gutted not to play again” in Australia and the Caribbean but was “saved” by feeling he “warranted a place” in the squad for the first time after taking 36 wickets at an average of 20.55 in last year’s County Championship.

However, he said he would be able to go through another tour without playing as the relaxation of Covid restrictions make it…

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