Michael Collins

England have a spring in their step ahead of the Afghanistan match

Reece Topley’s left-arm pace helped England out in the bowling department this week.

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Michael Collins

Dr Michael Collins is Associate Professor of Modern British History at UCL. He was one of the commissioners on the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket’s report.

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