00:00Cricketer Jordan Cox has been named in England's squad for the opening two tests against Pakistan,
00:07with the Essex wicketkeeper and batter handed a major opportunity to impress in the test side.
00:15Now, Cox is set to bat at number three after Jacob Bethel was ruled out with a knee injury.
00:21The series begins at Headingley in Leeds later in the month,
00:26with Cox looking to build his test debut against New Zealand earlier this summer.
00:33Look, I think Northie called me and was just saying, just before one of the 100 games,
00:40he was like, I'm going to give you clarity.
00:43You're going to bat three for the two test matches.
00:47Basically, go out there, have fun, do what you've been doing,
00:49don't change the way you've been playing county cricket.
00:52Go and have fun, go and embrace the challenge and have fun.
00:55So, that's what I'm looking to do.
00:57I don't think I've ever batted three before, but I've opened for probably two years in county cricket for Kent.
01:04So, look, it'll be fun. I'm looking forward to it.
01:06Have you spoken to Joe?
01:08Yeah, I think we played in the game that, I think that evening, or that lunchtime,
01:14and Joe was like, I was itching to tell you and Cookie, but I couldn't tell you till after the
01:18game.
01:19So, Northie then called us after the game, and then he called and was like,
01:21have you had any news today?
01:24Like, yeah, we've just been told.
01:25He was like, oh my God, it's been annoying me all day.
01:28But, yeah, I've been with him for probably three and a half weeks now in the 100,
01:32and we've, you know, we've got along really well.
01:35You know, got to know Joe on a different level.
01:38It's weird when you come into this environment being in and out all the time to get to really know
01:44people.
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