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West Indies legend Curtly Ambrose to give fast bowling masterclass

Last Updated: 13/08/16 1:42pm

‘You want to drive? Buy a car.’ See how Mike Atherton fared when he faced up to his old foe Curtly Ambrose in the Zone.

‘You want to drive? Buy a car.’ See how Mike Atherton fared when he faced up to his old foe Curtly Ambrose in the Zone.

Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton strapped on the pads again to renew their battle with West Indian fast-bowling great, Curtly Ambrose.

Ambrose took to The Zone to give a fast bowling masterclass, and with 405 Test wickets to his name, at an average of just 20.99, he is a man well worth listening to.

Sign in here to watch the CURTLY AMBROSE MASTERCLASS in full or click on the video above to see how first, Athers - with 17 Test dismissals off Ambrose to his name - got on against the 6ft 6in quick, and then the video below to watch Nasser's efforts.

‘Come on Curtly, rev it up!’ See what happened when Nasser Hussain challenged Curtly Ambrose to fire it up in the Zone.

‘Come on Curtly, rev it up!’ See what happened when Nasser Hussain challenged Curtly Ambrose to fire it up in the Zone.

Ambrose also talked us through his action and discussed his best bowling performances and career statistics with Ian Ward at the Sky Cart, and even showed us his basketball skills.

Ambrose had hopes of playing professional basketball prior to his career in cricket, and we put his NBA aspirations to the test - click on the video below to see if Curtly's career change to cricket was the right move or not.

Curtly Ambrose told Ian Ward that he wanted to be a basketball player before a cricketer and during his masterclass he showed off his skills..

Curtly Ambrose told Ian Ward that he wanted to be a basketball player before a cricketer and during his masterclass he showed off his skills..

Live coverage of day three of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan continues on Sky Sports 2 now.

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