TOM HELM (MIDDLESEX)

Right-arm fast-medium l Age: 23 First-class matches: 17 l Wickets: 47 Top speed: 86mph l Height: 6ft 4in engLAnD’s lead bowling coach kevin shine was excited by Helm’s ability when he was spotted netting with a Middlesex age-group team at Loughborough. His repeatable action and nagging accuracy saw him compared to Angus Fraser, his director of cricket at Middlesex. Helm was tipped as a four-day bowler in his youth but topped the club’s t20 averages in 2017. He was ahead of tom curran for an Ashes place but was not considered fit enough and went with the Lions. His only previous experience of playing in Australia was with the Barmy Army team aged 15.