Chevrons’ Gary pursuit off Ballance

YORKSHIRE coach Ottis Gibson has poured cold water on recent reports linking former England opening batsman Gary Ballance with Zimbabwe’s national cricket team.

Harare-born Ballance played for Zimbabwe at Under-19 level before moving to England in 2006 as a schoolboy.

He went on to play 23 tests and 16 one-day internationals for his adopted nation before falling out of favour.

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