London, June 4: England pacer Josh Tongue, who took a five-wicket haul on his international debut during a one-off Test against Ireland, said that he did not expect to be in the national squad for the Ashes series against Australia and termed his selection as a special moment for him and his family.
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During his interview with
Time, TJ also touched on his worry about coming out in an industry that leans conservative. He is now the only openly gay artist signed to a major country label. I m very comfortable being gay, he told the outlet. I find myself being guarded for not wanting to talk about something that I personally don t have a problem with. That feels so strange. People will ask, Why does this even need to be talked about? and personally, I agree with that, he later added. But for me to show up at an awards show with a man would be jaw-dropping to people. It wouldn t be like, Oh, cool!