King’s Lynn Stars skipper Josh Pickering on Premiership opener at Wolverhampton and defeating 2017 speedway world champion Jason Doyle of Ipswich Witches
Published: 15:59, 27 April 2022
| Updated: 16:00, 27 April 2022
King’s Lynn on Monday begin their Premiership league campaign at Wolverhampton, whose Monmore track new Stars skipper Josh Pickering hopes to baptise with a win.
The Australian also expressed delight at guiding his side to the league cup final by beating visitors Ipswich 56-34 on Monday night – as well as defeating 2017 world champion Jason Doyle three times.
The paid-maximum man, already a fans' favourite after three winning meetings, revealed of Wolverhampton: "I've never rode there. It's a new track for me but I've been there quite a few times and watched.