the tour, although he only scored 34 runs in his five innings and was not selected for the limited-overs side in South Africa early 2020. In May 2020, he was named in a group of 55 players to begin behind closed doors training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic. He was not selected in the Test side to face the West Indies but in July was named in the squad for the ODI series against Ireland After playing in all three matches against Ireland without being dismissed and making scores of 67 and 46, he played in the three T20I matches against the touring Pakistanis. Following the return of more established players for matches at the end of the summer against Australia, Billings played in only the last T20I of the three-match series, but was selected for the opening ODI. He went on to make his first senior international century in the match, scoring 118 runs, before playing in both of the other matches in the series. Wisden named him in their ODI team of 2020, the only member of the England team to be selected. Test cricketer Following an injury to Ben Foakes in May 2021, Billings was added to England's Test squad for the first time ahead of the series against New Zealand. He did not play in either of the matches in the series but in August was again added to England's Test squad, this time as wicket-keeper cover for the fourth Test against India. In September 2021, Billings was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Billings made his Test debut for England in the final Test of the 2021–22 Ashes series. Following injuries to both of the side's wicket-keepers, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, Billings was added to the team as a replacement, having been playing in the Big Bash League for Sydney Thunder, driving more than from Brisbane as a precaution against COVID-19. He made his debut at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart scoring 29 runs in England's first innings and taking five catches in Australia's second in a debut which was described as composed. After being "overlooked" for selection for England's ODI series against the Netherlands in June 2022, he was again called into the England Test team as a replacement, this time during a match against the touring New Zealanders after Ben