Josh Tongue: ‘I’m an introvert but things change when I step on the pitch’

<p>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</p><p>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.</p><p>“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.”</p> <a href="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">Continue reading...</a>