Chastening Test for Sam Curran as West Indies punish England | Ali Martin


The all-rounder has been exposed by a selection which has bowled Jimmy Anderson and Ben Stokes into the ground

Sam Curran, seven Tests into his fledgling England career, could have been forgiven for thinking it was all a bit of doddle. Surrey’s 20-year-old all-rounder had tasted only success up to this point, every cap had resulted in victory and either his jail-breaking, lower-order batting or bustling, left-arm swing had contributed along the way.

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