The Surrey opener speaks to Jo Harman McGowan about struggling to live up to the hype as a teenage prodigy, his high and lows with England and trying to shift perceptions
PART 1 GROWING PAINS
In September 2013, aged 18 and playing only his third first-class match, Sibley became the second-youngest player to make a double-century in the history of the County Championship. Taking a break from preparing for his A-Levels, the Whitgift School student batted for 10 hours for his 242 against Yorkshire, sharing a 236-run partnership with Hashim Amla at The Oval. The next few years were a struggle...
