Taunton’s top man Jack is the ideal wingman

By Jeremy Blackmore

Raise your glasses: He may not look it, but Jack Leach is the man for a big occasion, say his Somerset teammates
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JACK Leach may have been an unlikely batting hero at Headlingley but back home in Taunton those who know him best were in no doubt their man had the character to withstand the pressure of the big occasion.
They have seen Leach overcome a number of challenges on his way to winning his spot as England’s number one spinner in an Ashes battle.
Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in his early teens, Taunton-born Le...

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