Overview

• Ahmed has amassed roughly 760 County Championship runs at an average just over 50 this season and struck five centuries.
• He has also taken 23 wickets at an average of 19, including a 13-wicket haul paired with a century in a single first-class match.
• He insists he remains a bowler-first all-rounder and wants to bowl as often as possible at international level.
• England’s selectors have yet to finalise their Ashes squad and his spot may depend on Shoaib Bashir’s finger recovery and the desired number of specialist spinners.
• His performances in The Hundred for Trent Rockets have added runs and wickets to his multi-format appeal.