SAQ'S IN MOOD TO FIND REVERSE GEAR
Daily Star|March 16, 2022
SAQIB MAHMOOD will make his Test debut in Barbados today as a replacement for the injured Mark Wood.
DEAN WILSON
SAQ'S IN MOOD TO FIND REVERSE GEAR

It is the only change to the side from the first Test in Antigua with Ollie Robinson (inset, right) not ready to resume his international career because of back spasms earlier in the tour.

While it is virtually impossible to replace what Wood offers, Mahmood (left) is the most like-for-like substitute England have.

The 25-year-old Lancashire paceman is also a handy practitioner of reverse swing which could be a huge asset at the Kensington Oval.

This story is from the March 16, 2022 edition of Daily Star.

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