I want to play for England: Emilio Gay The Durham batter has displayed good form in the ongoing County Championship season, putting himself firmly in the discussions for the opening slot on the England Test side . In three matches, he has scored 344 runs at 86.00, with two hundreds . He had amassed 954 runs at 45.42, including four hundreds, in division one in 2025, which was his first full season with Durham. Gay was also part of the England Lions’ touring party to Australia in the winter, scoring two half-centuries in three matches. On the back of his consistent performances, the top-order batter was approached by the West Indies to play Test cricket for them. Gay was born in Bedford and then rose through the ranks at Northamptonshire, but as his father’s family came to the UK from Grenada, he is also eligible to play for the West Indies. “Don't know when it was,” he told Talk Sport . “Maybe just before the Lions, in the winter time? It was maybe about eight months ago, ten months ago. Someone from the [West Indies] board got in touch and opened the invitation to potentially look to play Test cricket. Look, obviously I wanted to play for England but