Sam Curran’s impetuous brilliance keeps England’s hopes alive | Andy Bull


After his senior colleagues had faltered the young all-rounder took the fight to the Indian bowlers in swashbuckling style

Of course it is the hope that kills you. Anyone who has followed England long enough knows that. Which was why the thousands of fans inside Edgbaston’s Hollies Stand were so damn happy on Friday lunchtime. Because England were flat out of it, had not enough of the stuff to make the match worth fretting over.

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