"I believe in bowling a lot" - Kyle Abbott reveals that the secret to being successful with the ball isn't so secret at all
29.12.25, 17:25 Updated 29.12.25, 17:52 0
Rich Edwards
As England's bowlers struggled in the opening three Tests of this winter's Ashes, the debate over their preparations for world cricket’s toughest tour raged.
A single two-day warm-up, after much of the England attack had been wrapped in cotton wool last summer, proved woefully insufficient as Ben Stokes’ side wilted under the hot Australian sun.
The Aussie batters, meanwhile, made hay. For Kyle Abbott, Hampshire’s talisman and perhaps the most consistent bowler in English first-class cricket over the past decade, there is only one way to prepare.
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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.