I’m first Mason Crane not the new Warney says English kid who was wizard in Oz

Chris Stocks on a young leggie who broke a century old drought by playing for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield at just 20

Chris Stocks

Turner prize: Mason Crane bowling for Hampshire and, inset, for New South Wales last month in the Sheffield Shield
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Mason Crane fell in love with the art of leg-spin when watching Shane Warne during the 2005 Ashes. However, the Hampshire youngster has shied away from comparisons with the Australian great, insisting: “I don’t want to be anyone else, I’ll do things my own way.”
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