JOSH HULL is aiming to show England he is fitter, faster and more formidable than the bowler who was catapulted into a “surreal” Test debut last summer.

The 20-year-old seamer was summoned out of left field to take on Sri Lanka at the Oval in September, with England finding a 6ft 7in left-armer irresistible in what was effectively a dead rubber.

It was a typically bold gambit from the “Bazball” brains trust, with Hull’s slender CV showing just 16 first-class wickets in 10 matches.