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Malik Ouzia

T20 World Cup: Reece Topley predicts Super 8 batting surge as England eye West Indies win

When naming a squad for this T20 World Cup in the spring, England made no secret of how heavily their thinking had been influenced by their high-scoring tour to the Caribbean before Christmas.

"It was a slugfest, really," said Rob Key, the ECB's managing director of men's cricket. "Six after six, both teams trading blows. It became apparent how much value you have to put on the power game."

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