By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept

News Junction

Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • World News
    World NewsShow More
    In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat
    In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat
    May 14, 2025
    Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s party barred from election as party registration suspended
    Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s party barred from election as party registration suspended
    May 14, 2025
    Cassandra Ventura testifies, tells jury freak offs became a job
    Cassandra Ventura testifies, tells jury freak offs became a job
    May 13, 2025
    White South Africans arrive in US after Trump administration granted them refugee status | World News
    White South Africans arrive in US after Trump administration granted them refugee status | World News
    May 13, 2025
    Trump’s Mideast Wish List: + Trillion in Investments – and Some Diplomacy Too
    Trump’s Mideast Wish List: $1+ Trillion in Investments – and Some Diplomacy Too
    May 13, 2025
  • Business
    BusinessShow More
    Ukraine blows up bridges to consolidate its positions in Russia
    Ukraine blows up bridges to consolidate its positions in Russia
    August 18, 2024
    Commentary: AI phones from Google and Apple will erode trust in everything
    Commentary: AI phones from Google and Apple will erode trust in everything
    August 18, 2024
    The most famous Indian Dishes – Insights Success
    The most famous Indian Dishes – Insights Success
    August 18, 2024
    Life on the road as a female long rides cyclist
    Life on the road as a female long rides cyclist
    August 18, 2024
    UK inflation rises to 2.2%
    UK inflation rises to 2.2%
    August 18, 2024
  • Cryptocurrency
    CryptocurrencyShow More
    Dogecoin Price Completes Weekly Close Above Pre-Halving Highs, Next Stop Above alt=
    Dogecoin Price Completes Weekly Close Above Pre-Halving Highs, Next Stop Above $0.2?
    May 14, 2025
    Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) News: 4,812 Bitcoin Purchased
    Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) News: 4,812 Bitcoin Purchased
    May 14, 2025
    BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, HBAR
    BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, HBAR
    May 14, 2025
    Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here
    Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here
    May 14, 2025
    How to Use tsUSDe on TON for Passive Dollar Yield in 2025
    How to Use tsUSDe on TON for Passive Dollar Yield in 2025
    May 13, 2025
  • Technology
    TechnologyShow More
    How to Improve Your Spotify Recommendations
    How to Improve Your Spotify Recommendations
    August 18, 2024
    X says it’s closing operations in Brazil
    X says it’s closing operations in Brazil
    August 18, 2024
    Supermoon set to rise: Top tips for amateur photographers | Science & Tech News
    Supermoon set to rise: Top tips for amateur photographers | Science & Tech News
    August 18, 2024
    Scientists Want to See Videos of Your Cat for a New Study
    Scientists Want to See Videos of Your Cat for a New Study
    August 18, 2024
    OpenAI’s new voice mode let me talk with my phone, not to it
    OpenAI’s new voice mode let me talk with my phone, not to it
    August 18, 2024
  • Entertainment
  • Sports News
  • People
  • Trend
Reading: Gus Atkinson on record-breaking England debut: ‘I’ve always known my ability’
Share
Font ResizerAa

News Junction

  • World News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Trend
  • Entertainment
Search
  • Recent Headlines in Entertainment, World News, and Cryptocurrency – NewsJunction
  • World News
  • Business
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Sports News
  • People
  • Trend
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
News Junction > Blog > Sports News > Gus Atkinson on record-breaking England debut: ‘I’ve always known my ability’
Gus Atkinson on record-breaking England debut: ‘I’ve always known my ability’
Sports News

Gus Atkinson on record-breaking England debut: ‘I’ve always known my ability’

Published September 2, 2023
Share
6 Min Read
SHARE

Gus Atkinson has described his arrival on the international stage as “a dream come true”, after he collected the best figures for an England men’s debutant in T20 history with 4 for 20.

His first wicket was that of Devon Conway, who flipped a length ball into the hands of Will Jacks at deep square leg, before returning to the attack with New Zealand 95 for 7 and taking three wickets in five balls: first as Tim Seifert top-edged a pull, before Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson were dismissed lbw and bowled respectively.

It capped a remarkable rise for Atkinson, who began the season out of the Surrey team, before a brisk showing against Middlesex, live on Sky, caught the eye of the wider world and backed up why he’d been on a number of England long lists for a while. One word: pace.

“I knew that once I got going, it could happen quickly,” Atkinson said. “I’ve always known my ability and what I can do and I always knew once I had a chance with the games… The Hundred’s a big opportunity and I knew if I could perform in that it would happen quickly and thankfully it has.”

There have been a number of “look at me” moments from Atkinson this season, with being clocked at 95mph/152kph against Manchester Originals and bowling a seriously fast spell at England white-ball captain Jos Buttler amongst them. Whilst at 25 he is relatively inexperienced due to the depth of talent at Surrey, combined with an early career plagued with injuries, the whispers of Atkinson being the next Jofra Archer have been doing the rounds for a while.

“Probably a year-and-a-half now,” Atkinson said of how long the comparisons have been circulating. “I don’t like to think about that much to be honest.”

But whilst he might not like to think about it, others will talk about it and team-mate Jonny Bairstow acknowledged the comparison after his own excellent performance at Old Trafford. “You look at when Jofra [Archer] came on the scene and how quickly he was elevated through…we know that pace is the one thing that’s a rare commodity here and around the world and can be devastating when you get it right.”

If the cap fits… Atkinson shone on T20I debut at Old Trafford•ECB via Getty Images

A calm character who team-mates say has noticeably come out of his shell over the last couple of years, Atkinson is a popular person in the dressing room. When asked by the Oval Invincibles media team what he would be if he weren’t a professional cricketer, his answer was model, a comment that received dressing-room wide laughter.

“One of my friends said, ‘you never know, we might get a smile out of you when you get your first [England] wicket’,” Atkinson joked after his understated celebration when Conway was dismissed. “So I was thinking of that once I got my wicket but yeah, I was obviously very happy inside.

“[It was] pretty amazing. To have my family here and some friends here and some fellow Surrey team-mates, I just tried to do what I’ve been doing for Surrey and the Oval Invincibles and thankfully it worked well for me tonight.

“I felt at home. You just want to get that first ball out of the way, then your first over, first wicket whatever and thankfully that came quickly. I was thinking about it a bit overnight, like hopefully my first over goes well, then I’ll be okay from there and thankfully it [was].

“I thought the nerves would kick in later on but once I got that first ball, first wicket and first over out of the way, then it was happy days.”

Atkinson is expected to be part of England’s wider fast-bowling arsenal for the ODI World Cup in India, despite having only played two List A games, both of which were in 2021.

“I haven’t played much 50-over cricket but I’ve played a bit of Championship cricket this year, so should be all right,” was his simple response.

But if Atkinson has earned the right to be anything this year, it’s confident. In the words of Bairstow: “I think that’s going to be the first cap of a few, definitely in this format and I’m sure in a few others as well.”

Cameron Ponsonby is a freelance cricket writer in London. @cameronponsonby

#Gus #Atkinson #recordbreaking #England #debut #Ive #ability

TAGGED:AbilityAtkinsonbulletincricketdailydebutEnglandGusheadlinesIveNewspackagerecordbreaking
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Whatsapp LinkedIn Email Copy Link Print
Share
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Previous Article Bitcoin ETF Applications Are Bitcoin’s Best Marketing Strategy Bitcoin ETF Applications Are Bitcoin’s Best Marketing Strategy
Next Article 2 Polish Men Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains 2 Polish Men Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains
- Advertisement -

Latest Post

Dogecoin Price Completes Weekly Close Above Pre-Halving Highs, Next Stop Above alt=
Dogecoin Price Completes Weekly Close Above Pre-Halving Highs, Next Stop Above $0.2?
Cryptocurrency
In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat
In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat
World News
Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) News: 4,812 Bitcoin Purchased
Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) News: 4,812 Bitcoin Purchased
Cryptocurrency
BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, HBAR
BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, HBAR
Cryptocurrency
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s party barred from election as party registration suspended
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s party barred from election as party registration suspended
World News
Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here
Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here
Cryptocurrency
- Advertisement -

You Might Also Like

Hunter Biden paid consulting firm to sanitize his Wikipedia, emails show — RT World News
World News

Hunter Biden paid consulting firm to sanitize his Wikipedia, emails show — RT World News

August 17, 2023
Collin Morikawa to donate ,000 per birdie made in FedExCup Playoffs to Maui fire recovery efforts
Sports News

Collin Morikawa to donate $1,000 per birdie made in FedExCup Playoffs to Maui fire recovery efforts

August 14, 2023
USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski calls Carli Lloyd’s comments about team ‘insane’
Sports News

USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski calls Carli Lloyd’s comments about team ‘insane’

August 1, 2023
Obese and overweight people’s appetite control centres in their brains are different | UK News
Technology

Obese and overweight people’s appetite control centres in their brains are different | UK News

August 8, 2023

About Us

NEWS JUNCTION (NewsJunction.xyz) Your trusted destination for global news. Stay informed with our timely and accurate reporting on diverse topics, including politics, technology, science, entertainment, sports, and more. Count on us for unbiased and reliable updates at your fingertips.

Quick Link

  • About
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact

Top Categories

  • World News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Sports News
  • Trend
  • People

Subscribe

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

    © 2023 News Junction.
    • Blog
    • Advertise
    • Contact
    Welcome Back!

    Sign in to your account

    Username or Email Address
    Password

    Lost your password?