31 year old England National cricket team Pace-Bauling all-rounder Jamie Overton has taken a shocking decision to take indefinite break from Red-Ball cricket.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed development through a press release on Monday, 1 September, and this comes as a massive blow to the Ashes led by Ben Stokes.
Jamie Overton has played 2 Tests for England
Surrey all-rounder oven has played 99 first-class matches in his career, and he has taken 239 wickets at an average of 31.66. With the bat, he has scored 2410 runs in his red-ball career, which is an average of 21.51.
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His good performance in domestic cricket helped him represent England in all formats, and talking about Test cricket, he has played two matches for the country.
He made against his debut New Zealand Played their second match against India in Handingley in Leeds in June 2022 and in July-August 2025 at Kennington Oval in London.
Overall, Jamie overton took 4 Test wickets and scored 106 runs. Jamie Overton was designed to fly to Australia for Ashes 2025-26, but with its new decision, he would no longer be available for the Marki series.
The Ashes are scheduled to take place at five prestigious places in Australia from 2025-26 November 2025 to January 2026.
I have decided to take an indefinite break from Red -Ball cricket – Jamie Smith
In an official statement, Jamie overtan He said that after thinking a lot, he decided to take indefinite break from red-ball cricket, as he could not be committed to all formats at this point in his career.
He said that he would take his focus completely to white-ball cricket. In particular, in a recent interview with The Telegraph, Jamie overton indicated that he would focus a lot on franchise cricket.
He said in a statement issued by ECB, “After a lot of consideration, I have decided to take an indefinite break from Red-ball cricket. I think I have played 99 first-class matches including two Tests for England.”
“Red-ball, first-class cricket has provided the foundation of my professional career and has been the entrance to all the opportunity I made in the game so far.
“However, in this stage of my career, it is not possible to fully commit to all forms at both physically and mentally, with the demands of cricket in the 12 -month calendar. Moving forward, my focus will be on cricket on white ball, and I will continue to play everything at the highest level, until I can.”
It would be part of our red -ball plans for the future of the future – Rob Key
The male director of England of Cricket,, Rob keyDisappointed with Vikas and revealed that Jamie overton was part of his red ball plans for the “future of the future”. He said:
“The news of Jamie became unpredictable and sad to see this, because it must have been part of our red ball plans for the future.
“This said, it reminds us of the cricketing scenario that we now operate. We respect their decision and are grateful to them when they did.”
The Ashes opener will be held from 21 to 25 November at the Optus Stadium in Perth, and the conclusion will be held from January 4, 2026 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
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