The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday that leg-spinner Matt Parkinson will replace left-arm spinner Jack Leach, who is out with a concussion, in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground.
The ECB had to fetch Parkinson from Manchester, who was 320 kilometres away from the stadium because the hosts didn't have another spinner on their squad for this game.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) called up Matt Parkinson as a temporary replacement for Leach following the incident. After receiving a late call, the former, who wasn't a member of the team, had to rush. And now, on Friday, he played his first Test match.
Parkinson has played five One-Day Internationals and four Twenty-20 Internationals for England. Teams must bring like-for-like replacements under the concussion rules, according to the concussion rules.