Cricket-Billings makes debut, England elect to field in Hobart


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 14 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - First Test - England Nets - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 1, 2021 England's Sam Billings during training Pool via REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) -England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to field in the final Ashes test against Australia at Hobart's Bellerive Oval on Friday.

Sam Billings was set to make his test debut for a battered England side who were forced to make several changes to the squad that had eked out a draw in the fourth test in Sydney.

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