SAM Curran hopes England’s World Cup win will inspire Ashes success this summer – and on the evidence of his Lions outing the Surrey hotshot is already reaping the rewards.

By Charlie Talbot-Smith

Play it again, Sam! Sam Curran was the star performer as the England Lions held out for a draw against an Australian XI
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Curran, 21, missed out on selection for the World Cup but enjoyed a breakthrough winter in the IPL and was back in redball action for the Lions against Australia A in Canterbury.
He was undoubtedly the star of the show...