England, Japan and 2026 World Cup
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England pair Zak Crawley and Jamie Smith will feature in the opening round of the 2026 County Championship season.
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The England international has only logged 16 minutes since returning from injury.
There will be two water breaks during England's friendly against Japan as Thomas Tuchel's side attempt to mirror World Cup conditions.
The head coach said it was "absolutely normal" to not be the same without the team's captain and central attacking threat.
Tuesday's defeat was Tuchel's second since taking charge at the start of last year and decided by Kaoru Mitoma's fine first-half finish at the end of a well-worked move started by the Japan star dispossessing Cole Palmer.
England appoint ex-Gloucestershire bowler Tom Smith as their spin-bowling coach for this summer.