Pete Thompson on Josh Hull: From club to country in a year and a bit

By Pete Thompson

JOSH HULL was sending stumps cartwheeling in the Northamptonshire Premier League just over 15 months before making his England debut.
Towering paceman Hull capped an astonishingly rapid rise by making his England debut in the final Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval.
The 20-year-old only made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire at the start of last season, having been handed a two-year rookie contract in October 2022.
Hull now finds himself in all three England squads and the 6ft 7ins quick could be boarding the plane to Australia for the heat of an...

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