Players replicate conditions they will face in DubaiSpinners key to England’s good run of form
Charlie Dean has revealed England are pouring water over cricket balls and turning on the sprinklers to soak the outfield in a bid to replicate conditions they may face at the Women’s T20 World Cup. With temperatures peaking close to 40C in Dubai, sweaty hands making it difficult for bowlers to grip the ball properly could be an issue for England in their opener against Bangladesh on Saturday.
It will be cooler for their evening games but then comes the knowledge that dew is likely to be a factor under lights, particularly acute for Dean and her fellow spinners, Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn.
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