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Jake Oates has been involved in the England Deaf team for over a decade after he was introduced to the set-up as an 11-year-old before making his international debut for the side in 2010.
The 23-year-old mediumpacer received his England cap alongside the rest of his teammates – past and present – from Ashley Giles in a recent ceremony at Lord’s.
But after England pulled out of last year’s T20 World Cup – after having been forced to miss out on several other tournaments lately – Oates and his peers are hopeful that a ...