The former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Jack Leach likes to play under Ben Stokes, “You have to be happy for Jack Leach after all that boy is gone”.
Jack Totally Deserves 10 Wickets:-
Left-arm spinner Jack Leach fully deserves the 10 wickets he took in the third Test against New Zealand at Headingley.
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Hossain also credited Ben Stokes for setting up a brilliant field for his main spinner. Leach, who took his maiden half-century in the first innings of a Test,
In the second he added five more to his account and restricted England’s target to 296. The 31-year-old dismissed Trent Boult for his tenth wicket of the Test.
Became only the second England spinner after Derek Underwood to take ten wickets at the venue.
A Especially Their Health Issues:-
In his column for the Daily Mail, Hossain reflected on what the veteran has gone through, particularly regarding his health issues and the lack of assistance from the English pitches.
In his column for the Daily Mail, Hossain reflected on what the veteran has gone through, particularly regarding his health issues and the lack of assistance from the English pitches.
The 96-Test veteran feels that bringing Leach into the attack in the first hour of the Test was remarkable for Stokes as spinners don’t often bowl that fast in England.
Hence, Hossain feels that the confidence shown by Stokes in Leach has worked wonders for the Somerset spinner.
He Got Hurt While Fielding:-
Leach played the first Test of the summer. However, he suffered an injury while fielding before bowling. He recovered to play in the second Test, but took only three scalps and scored quite a few runs.
Hossain recalled how Shane Warne loved playing under captains who understood spin bowling and thought Leach was thinking the same about Stokes.
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England reached 183-2 at the end of the fourth day with half-centuries from Ollie Pope and Joe Root. They need 113 runs for a 3-0 sweep on the final day.
