Chris Jordan basks in ‘a special one’ after hat-trick sets up England rout

• Barbados-born bowler excels in family’s home town
• ‘My nephew said make sure you take three wickets’

Never up, never down has been the outlook that has served Chris Jordan well as a Twenty20 death bowler and even when asked about recording a hat-trick for England in the country of his birth, Barbados, he tried to deflect attention back on to the team’s performance.

But eventually, fresh from wiping out the tailenders Ali Khan, ­Nosthush Kenjige and Saurabh Netravalkar in the space of three balls to set up a 10-wicket win against USA and book a T20 World Cup semi-final place, the 35‑year‑old Jordan finally accepted his place in the spotlight.

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