England and Kent cricketer Sam Billings has shaved his head as part of a campaign to raise money for the NHS charities helping with the battle against Covid-19.

Billings had been teasing the shave on Kent Cricket's social media accounts and the razor was finally put to work on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old wicket-keeper shared pictures of the shave on his Instagram and Twitter pages and received some light-hearted trolling from fellow cricketers.

Fast bowler Steve Finn responded with an emoji of an egg, while Scott Borthwick suggested it was a similar look to Freddie Ljungberg. Billings,  however, likened himself to David Beckham 'circa 2001'.

Ravi Bopara was more cutting: "Why do u need to shave ur head? U got truck loads of money. Just donate it."

The shave was part of a #ShaveDonateNominate campaign started by England Rugby 7s' AJ Davis.

Other rugby stars including Saracens' Jack Singleton and Matt Gallagher have also got involved.

#shaveDonateNominate has thus fair raised over £7,000 and is aiming for £10,000.