JOSH TONGUE (WORCESTERSHIRE)

Right-arm fast-medium l Age: 20 First-class matches: 15 l Wickets: 51 Top speed: 87mph l Height: 6ft 3in firSt-CLaSS umpires compared tongue to a young Stuart Broad when he burst on to the scene with a raft of scalps early last summer. that was mostly for an ability to get deliveries to rise disconcertingly from a high-arm action. He is not express speed but given he is only a month out of his teens, there is plenty of time to add a yard of pace. Worcestershire awarded him a four-year contract in July and england Lions selection has followed. His batting remains a work in progress but he has managed to score 150 in the Birmingham League.