AUSSIE INGLIS ADMITS HIS ENGLISH TWANG IS BACK!

ASHES hopeful Josh Inglis admits he gets stick for sounding English as he prepares to don the baggy green cap for the first time. Inglis, who grew up in Leeds but moved to Perth aged 14, is vying with Alex Carey to replace Tim Paine behind the stumps in Brisbane next week. Asked at Australia’s camp if his team-mates ribbed him for his accent, he said: ‘A bit. I lost it last year, but I went to the UK for the summer and picked up the twang again.’ Parents Martin and Sarah emigrated to Australia in early 2010 and asked about their reaction to a potential

Aussie debut, Inglis, 26, added: ‘There might be a bit of banter at the dinner table but I’m sure they’d be happy for me. As a kid growing up in England, I supported England. Obviously, that’s all changed now. The boys were joking at the World Cup that I was singing the English national anthem, which was definitely not the case.’ Inglis, who was in fine form for Leicestershire over the summer, was preferred to Carey in the 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup and could now follow suit in Tests.