Mason Crane Earns England Recall for Pakistan ODI Series — SkimNews
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- Mason Crane received an England call-up for the ODI tri-series in Pakistan, nine years after his Test debut in the final match of the 2017/18 Ashes in Sydney, where he took a single wicket.
- Crane said he had been "resigned to the fact it may not come again" before his revival at Glamorgan, where he scored two maiden first-class centuries in 2026.
- Richard Dawson, the coach Crane credits with his turnaround at Glamorgan, has left the county to join England's red-ball staff as assistant to newly-appointed head coach Stephen Fleming.
- Crane claimed 34 wickets in 14 County Championship appearances in 2026 and 15 in 10 Vitality Blast matches, plus three appearances for London Spirit in The Hundred.
- Crane stressed he doesn't want to be just a "highlights reel" leg-spinner, pointing to his improved batting — including the two centuries — as the bigger driver of his recall.
Why it matters: Crane's recall, after almost a decade and transformed by a county move plus an upgrade with the bat, hands England a leg-spinning all-round option for the Pakistan ODI tri-series — and pulls his coach-of-the-moment, Dawson, into England's red-ball setup alongside Stephen Fleming.
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