The batsman, who will open for England in the first Test, hopes his routine will help him be prepared for Sri Lanka’s bowlers
It presumably doesn’t involve pharmacological assistance but, like Beth Harmon, the protagonist in The Queen’s Gambit, Zak Crawley is someone who lies in bed, stares at the ceiling and maps how he intends to construct a match-winning performance.
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