England spin prospect Amar Virdi hoping cricket can reach all communities

<div class="pa_art"><p>England's latest spin prospect, Amar Virdi, is hoping there will be more chances in elite cricket for players who share his state-educated, British Asian background.</p><p>Virdi's call-up to the 30-man training camp ahead of next month's Test series against the West Indies has hardly come out of the blue – he plays his county cricket at the established proving ground of Surrey and toured Australia with England Lions over the winter – but his route has been less straightforward.</p><p>The uncapped off-spinner, one of five slow bowlers on site at the Ageas Bowl, turned down the chance of place at the private Reed's and Hampton boarding school as a youngster and with it access to the best cricket facilities and coaching . . .