PETER HAY TER

In a spin: Somerset and England’s Jack Leach has suffered some real misfortune in recent times

Taking into account the many and various ways fate has conspired against Jack Leach in his attempts to get his England career going, the sight of him taking the field in the first Test against India at Edgbaston next month would be one of the more heart-warming in recent times.
The dilemma facing Ed Smith and his selection panel is that, while the Somerset left-arm spinner’s inclusion would be a nice story, the fact that he has played so little competitive cricket t...