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Luke Wood launched his international career this week with words of advice from the great Wasim Akram fresh in the memory.
For a left-armer, there can be no more revered mentor than the former Pakistan fast bowler.
‘As a kid, him and Ryan Sidebottom were my two that I looked up to, and thankfully I got to speak to him when I was over here at the Pakistan Super League in February, so that was pretty cool,’ Wood reflected, following a debut three for 24 in the opening match of seven Twenty20 internationals here.
England seamer Luke Wood impressed on his debut in the T20 win over Pakistan
‘We spoke about bowling, and he did a little bit at Lancashire earlier this year and we had another chat, so I got a few tips from him then. He's not telling you how to bowl, he's suggesting little things