Ali in a Hurry to get show on the road at Somerset

By Charlie Talbot-Smith

Key role: Azhar Ali replaces Matt Renshaw at Somerset

AZHAR Ali has some pretty big boots to fill as Somerset’s new overseas signing but the Pakistan opener is going to hit the ground running at Taunton, according to Andy Hurry.
The Somerset director of cricket has had to dig deep into his contacts book in his first summer at the helm after first Cameron Bancroft and now Matt Renshaw ended their overseas spells prematurely – but for contrasting reasons.
The latter was a complete success in the West Country, smashing three centuries in Somerset’s ...

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