RESET POWERING CURRAN CHARGE

SAM CURRAN feels losing his England place allowed him to “reset” and regain the faith of head coach Brendon McCullum.

- BY DAVID CHARLESWORTH

Until last month, the Surrey all-rounder was something of an outcast.

He had conspicuously never been selected in any format by McCullum (circle), who believed the player had not kicked on since his unlikely leading role in England's 2022 T20 World Cup win.

Dropped from both white-ball sides in January, Curran was told his route back in was as a batter in the top six to complement his left-arm seam bowling.

Curran rose to the challenge in the Vitality Blast and The Hundred this summer to merit a T20 recall, keeping his spot for the tour of New Zealand.