Will O’Rourke and Jacob Duffy also given their first deals but Adam Milne declined to be available for a contract
Malaysia also made one change, bringing in 16-year-old Nur Izzatul Syafiqa in what is a must-win game for them
India will start training in Chepauk on September 12 ahead of their first Test against Bangladesh, who will begin training on September 15
Coach Andrew McDonald also stands by the decision: “Ashton was suited to these conditions and we needed to make room”
Essex rack up 400 in a day to make up for lost time but face battle to force victory
The seamer picked up nine wickets in the match to strengthen his case as India’s third seam-bowling option
Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir also included in XI for first Test at Lord’s
Lancashire scrape into triple-figures but Luis Reece, Brooke Guest make short work of chase
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