England Recognition
Following the retirement of Andrew Strauss and the exclusion of Kevin Pietersen, Compton's weight of runs was enough to earn him a first call-up to the England Test squad for the winter tour to India.
Compton made his England debut opening the batting with captain Alastair Cook in their first tour match against India A but made a third ball duck in England's only innings. The second tour match against Mumbai A saw Compton open the batting with his rival for the Test opening spot Joe Root. Compton scoring just one run in the first innings, but completed his first half century for England in the second innings, as he finished 64 not out. He again made 74 & 79 against Haryana, which included a 166-run opening partnership with Alastair Cook in the first innings, before he was out lbw to Amit Mishra.
Compton made his test debut in the first Test against India at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. He made 9 off 53 balls in the first innings, before being bowled by an off break by Ravichandran Ashwin. He then made 37 runs in a first-wicket, second innings partnership of 123 with Alastair Cook, before being given out LBW to Zaheer Khan. He made his maiden Test 50 in the 3rd Test at Eden Gardens, going on to his highest test score of 57 before being dismissed lbw by Ojha.
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