Rehan Ahmed in for Jamie Overton. I see the thinking but I can't help but feel the big Surrey all rounder has a bit more when it comes to clearing the ropes.
That said (and I'm wearing a Surrey hat here) Rehan's got shedloads of talent. Ideal time to drop in a match winning performance.
Well played Rehan Ahmed! Delighted for the lad.
England bowling 16 overs of spin in a T20I for the first time. And playing two front line legspinners in the eleven? Unthinkable unless you're Australia in the Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill era.
And Surrey boy Will Jacks gets his fourth POTM of the tournament.
"Typical Surrey" as some who don't like the Club would say. Amazing what bleaching one's hair can do for the confidence. As a former bleach blonde, I speak from experience 😀
This Wisden piece from 2014, republished in 2020, sheds some light on the English mistrust of legspin and its practitioners.
https://www.wisden.com/cricket-features/england-and-the-leg-spinner-a-terribly-awkward-romance-2
Jamie Dowling
