Sam Billings doesn’t want to be pigeon-holed as limited-overs cricketer, eyes Test success

England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings said he doesn’t want to be “pigeon-holed as a white-ball cricketer” and has a renewed desire to come good in the Test format, an ambition that took a backseat when he decided to play the Indian Premier League early in his career.

The 28-year-old has never played a Test for England but featured in 15 ODIs and 26 T20Is before a shoulder injury robbed him of chance to be a part of his team’s historic victory in the 50-over World Cup last year.

“There’s no one else to blame apart from me really for that (white-ball typecasting),” Billings told ESPNcricinfo.