<p>Youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs</p><p>The kids have permission for the 20-over show. Thomas Rew, 18, could become the third-youngest man to play for England. Eddie Jack, 21, has played seven T20s, but the eighth could be for his country.</p><p>Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, but they have not made the cut for the one-day international leg of the tour, spelling out the mission statement. With the 50-over World Cup less than a year away, ODIs are where England must, as Logan Roy might say, be serious people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/18/brook-jacks-england-tri-series-cricket">Continue reading...</a>
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<p>Youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs</p><p>The kids have permission for the 20-over show. Thomas Rew, 18, could become the third-youngest man to play for England. Eddie Jack, 21, has played seven T20s, but the eighth could be for his country.</p><p>Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, but they have not made the cut for the one-day international leg of the tour, spelling out the mission statement. With the 50-over World Cup less than a year away, ODIs are where England must, as Logan Roy might say, be serious people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/18/brook-jacks-england-tri-series-cricket">Continue reading...</a>