Surrey's Smith Steps Up as Foakes Injury Forces Change

0:00On April 30th, Surrey's got some changes for their county championship class with Sussex at the Kia Oval, starting Friday at 11 a.m. British Summer Time England International, Jamie Smith steps in as wiki keeper since Ben folks his sideline with a soft tissue injury. Tom malls is out too, nursing a similar soft tissue knock from last week's game against Essex. And Gus Atkins insists this one out, rested under his England and Wales cricket board central contract to manage his workload. Smith's been on fire with the bat this county season, piling up 401 runs across Surrey's three games, including two centuries. The 25-year-old hasn't kept a wicket for them yet this summer though. He last did it in January's 5th Ashes Test in Sydney. Folks, seen as the top keeper at county level, picked up his injury after bowling two overs in that Essex draw on Monday. Laws had been in the mix for England's first test against New Zealand on June 4th, but he's only snared seven wickets in three high scoring.

1:01Stalemates With Smith gloves up, Surrey eyes are strong showing, but these injuries highlight the thin line between county grind and international call-ups as the summer heats up.