ENGLAND sensation Tom Hartley has gone from working in a garden centre to inspiring his country to an all-time classic win in India within the space of two months.
The Lancashire-born spinner, 24, made his Test debut in Hyderabad last week and produced a startling performance.
He took two wickets for a rather expensive 131 runs in the first innings and becoming only the second English bwoler to be hit for six on his first ball. But it was during India‘s second innings where he really stepped up to the plate.
Hartley, who began playing cricket aged ten, conjured up one of the great England bowling displays on away soil, finishing with figures of 7-62 as Ben Stokes‘ side claimed an unlikely 28-run victory on Sunday.
And the left-hander’s achievement is made all the more impressive when you consider…
