He can't sing a note - but he can smash a cricket ball
04.12.25, 22:25 Updated 04.12.25, 22:25
Rich Edwards
Toby Albert might need a new passport by the time the new season starts.
But after making his England bow in the Hong Kong Sixes, he's been handed a chance to shine on the global stage with the Dubai Capitals in the ILT20, which kicked off in Abu Dhabi this week.
“Hong Kong was great fun,” Albert says. “It was really well run. You expect Sixes cricket to be small boundaries and high scores, and that’s exactly what it was.”
England had something to prove. They had finished tenth out of twelve teams last year, meaning the ECB was determined to avoid a repeat this time around.
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Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.