The 2-time Ashes winner and T20 World Cup champion speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about debuting for Yorkshire in his mid-teens, being England’s lucky charm, and the racism scandal which overshadowed the latter a part of his profession.
Part One: An excessive amount of, too soon
Aged 16 years and 102 days, Bresnan became Yorkshire’s youngest debutant for 20 years when he made his senior bow in a one-day fixture against Kent in 2001.
On reflection, the Pontefract-born all-rounder feels he could have been thrust into first-team motion too early.
I just felt incredibly lucky to be in the identical room as a few of my her…