3. Gus Atkinson
While Atkinson is yet to make his Test debut, the 26-year-old remains highly-rated within England’s setup and it’s surely just a matter of time before the tall right-armer wins his first Test cap.
England took Atkinson to India as part of their squad for last year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and the pacer showed glimpses of form when collecting four wickets from just three appearances against South Africa, Netherlands and Pakistan.
Atkinson picked up 20 wickets from five matches for Surrey in last year’s domestic County Championship and has made a steady start to this year’s campaign with nine scalps from two games at The Oval last month.
Look for Atkinson to be given the chance over the next few months to become England’s new pace spearhead.