YOUNG GUN

JOSH TONGUE Worcestershire bowler

Josh Tongue was always destined to be a cricketer, but even with that in mind his rise has been remarkable.
The son of a coach, Phil, he’s been part of the set-up at New Road since he was just six years old, and was already being talked up in the local press in 2008 when he was just ten.
At the time he was as much a batsman as a bowler, but as time has gone by, Tongue has developed into one of the leading fast bowling prospects in the country.
So much so that he was called into the England Lions squad last month after just one full season...