A chance to shine: Tom Helm

By Will Macpherson in Abu Dhabi

MCC v Middlesex
Sunday, March 26, Abu Dhabi, 11:30
THERE’S been friendly fixtures from Taunton to Dubai via Hove, this week, but when you’re only days away from the Champion County match, then you know summer is just round the corner.
Middlesex, winners for the first time in 23 years, take on an MCC side in Abu Dhabi on Sunday in a fixture which is intriguing for a variety of reasons.
Firstly, it will be the first outing of the black-seamed pink Duke ball, which will be used in the round of Championship matches...