Bopara’s exclusion came as a major surprise to me, says Ashley Giles

"He's been a good utility cricketer but it's probably showing England's hand in that they probably need to play four frontline seamers and a spinner"

“He’s been a good utility cricketer but it’s probably showing England’s hand in that they probably need to play four frontline seamers and a spinner”

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Former England coach Ashley Giles has revealed that he was hugely surprised by the national selectors’ decision to exclude all-rounder Ravi Bopara from the ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against India.

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‘There’s still a place in the game for those guys that don’t throw the ball’, says Mark Craig

"I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can"

“I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can”

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Mark Craig has been given the opportunity to become New Zealand’s next spin sensation, but he stated that he does not possess an arsenal of magical deliveries like many of the unorthodox spinners in the game today.

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