A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: It’s too early to start over-hyping Joe Root’s success, says Andy Flower

Root became an overnight hero after his stellar innings against India

England Test coach Andy Flower has warned the cricketing community not to over-hype the early success of Joe Root after there were increasing calls for the 22-year-old to start opening alongside captain Alastair Cook in Test matches and also mounting speculation over which member of the batting line-up he will replace for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Muttiah Muralitharan believes Australian spinners need to have more variations

Muralitharan wants to see more variation from the Australian spin bowlers

Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has announced that Australia’s perfectionist coaching style, where they do not allow spinners to attempt bowling different variations, has serious dented their spin department, especially after the retirement of Shane Warne in 2007.

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