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Sam Curran and Rehan Ahmed earn first Big Bash opportunities

There will be English representation in all but one of the eight Big Bash teams for the next edition of the competition, after eight were drafted and four were pre-signed

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Oscar Ress | 19/06/2025 at 10:30

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