Bowler says nerveless display against West Indies comes from unique journey and is hungry for match-winning responsibility
Amid the carnage and chaos that concluded England’s victory over West Indies in Bridgetown on Sunday, while Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hosein were showering the stands with sixes, Reece Topley was quietly compiling not only his most economical figures in international T20 cricket, but the second-best figures of his entire career.
After restricting West Indies to eight runs in the 19th over of the match – overs 18 and 20 went for a combined 51 – Topley had completed his allocation for the concession of 18. The only time he has bettered that in any of his 101 T20 outings was when conceding one fewer for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League last month. Approaching the fourth anniversary of his decision, midway through the 2018 season, to give up
Cricket altogether under the continual assault of injuries, the 27-year-old finds himself in the form of his career.