• I get very competitive … you are always looking for wickets‘‘
Dom Bess is on the brink of becoming the youngest finger spinner to make his Test debut for England but there appear to be few nerves leading up to this particular slice of history.
The Somerset academy product is just 16 first-class matches into his career and should he win a first cap against Pakistan on Thursday, he will do so at 81 days younger than Derek Underwood when his bow came against West Indies at Trent Bridge in 1966 aged 21 years and 22 days.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/22/dom-bess-england-pakistan-relaxed-ready-make-history under the title “Dom Bess relaxed and ready to make history for England against Pakistan”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
