Monty Panesar: “Abrar bowls with tremendous courage. Some deliveries go for boundaries, but others take big wickets. He’s a huge asset and Pakistan must build a settled squad around talents like him”
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Former England cricketer Monty Panesar believes mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed is a “huge asset” for Pakistan as he “bowls with tremendous courage” and takes “big wickets.”
“Having Monty come up is a nice way to kickstart the squad’s thinking about playing in India”
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Monty Panesar has been hired by Cricket Australia to work with the national team’s spinners ahead of their tour of India next month.
“He has made it very difficult to look at him at the moment as an option”
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England head coach Peter Moores has announced that it has become “very difficult” to select spinner Monty Panesar due to his issues both on and off the field.
“Monty Panesar has been disciplined by the club after breaching team rules for timekeeping”
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England spinner Monty Panesar has found himself in hot water once again as he was dropped for Essex’s County Championship match against Glamorgan due to disciplinary reasons.
Cook blitzed his way to an entertaining 71
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Essex opener Alastair Cook and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes both scored spectacular half-centuries to help Essex stun Sri Lanka by 22 runs in a rain-affected showdown in Chelmsford.
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Rogers scored his maiden Test century on home soil
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers scored a spectacular century on the fourth day of the fourth Test in Melbourne to give the baggy greens a convincing eight-wicket win and a 4-0 lead in the series.
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Lyon claimed his fourth five-wicket haul
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon cut England down to their knees on the third day of the fourth Test in Melbourne after taking an exceptional five-wicket haul.
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Broad and Anderson turned the tables on Australia
England’s pace duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson led the tourist’s counterattack on the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne after being dominated by Australia on the first day.
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“It is weird, with Trotty going home and now Swanny retiring, it is a bit different for us”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that England off-spinner Graeme Swann’s sudden retirement is a “knockout blow” for the tourists, especially since there are still two Tests left in the series.
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“I have to try and make the most of the opportunity”
England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has announced that the national team have to “put in a very good performance” during the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne if they are to have any chance of avoiding a 5-0 series whitewash.
