Will Jacks rendered Sam Curran redundant with the ball against Sri Lanka but now Brook calls him into the attack. Babar chops the left-armer’s first through point for two and follows it by exchanging singles down the ground. Curran, round the wicket to the right-handers, is cramping their ability to free their arms, forcing them to work the angles and use their wrists. Aftera dot ball and a single, Farhan’s eyes light up when Curran errs and bowls a good length, right in the slot and the opener clumps a straight drive, more forcefully than stylishly, for four.

A superb bowling performance ignites England's T20 World Cup campaign as Harry Brook's side beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs.

Will Jacks rendered Sam Curran redundant with the ball against Sri Lanka but now Brook calls him into the attack. Babar chops the left-armer’s first through point for two and…