Sydney Sixers confirm Jake Ball as Tom Curran replacement

The Nottinghamshire seamer will join up with the rest of his teammates after completing his 14-day quarantine period in Australia

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Jake Ball has joined Sydney Sixers as an overseas replacement for Tom Curran ahead of the upcoming Big Bash League.

The 29-year-old is currently preparing to leave South Africa, where he has been with England during their cut-short white-ball tour. Selected as a reserve in the party, he didn't feature in any of the completed T20s before the ODIs were aborted.

Upon arriving in Australia he will undergo 14 days of quarantine, a requirement of all arrivals due to Covid-19 restrictions, before joining up with his Sixers teammates.

He is a late stand-in for Curran who took the decision to skip the competition and return home due to the demands of bio-secure bubbles.

Ball is gearing up not just for his maiden Big Bash campaign, but his first appearance in any overseas T20 league.

It comes off the back of leading Notts Outlaws to the Vitality Blast title with a tournament-best 19 wickets in 10 matches.

He will link-up with Notts' T20 captain Dan Christian in Sydney, who played a major role in bringing Ball to Sixers.

"Jake has been a mainstay of our Nottinghamshire attack in my time there over the last six seasons, leading us to the domestic T20 titles in 2017, and again this year in 2020," said Christian, who left Melbourne Renegades in the off-season.

"I didn’t hesitate to put Jake’s name forward upon hearing that Tom Curran was unfortunately unavailable.

"As the leading wicket-taker in the T20 Blast this year, I’ve got no doubt that he’ll help us win games here at the Sixers. I can’t wait to pull on the magenta with him!"

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