George Has Gart The Pace To Stun 'em All

WHEN you’ve lost every match of a white ball series as heavily as Sri Lanka has, talk about a secret weapon is probably the last thing the tourists want to hear.

- Richard Edwards

But England's new boy George Garton (above) could be exactly that.

Whistled up to prepare England’s batsman for an Aussie pace bombardment during the 2017/18 Ashes series Down Under, Garton has been on the national team radar for almost five years.

And now his Exocets – which have earned him comparisons with Mitchell Johnson – could about to be unleashed on both Sri Lanka and Pakistan before the month is out.

Garton has been in stunning form for his county in all formats so far this summer and has emerged as a bowler capable of hitting speeds in excess of 90mph in both red and white ball cricket.

Not bad for a 24-year-old who wasn’t even the quickest bowler at his school during his teenage years.