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Originally Posted by adamberry He's not doing a very good coaching job if he's saying Panesar is the second spinner, that would be at least the second time he has blatently undermined any confidence Monty has in his own ability. The sooner we ditch the [sarcasm]"wonder coach"[/sarcasm] of English cricket the better.
I would pick Bopara over Dalrymple, IMO he's a better bat and his bowling isn't any worse than Dalrymple's at the best of times. I know I've given Dally plenty of time, but I cannot think of a single worthy performance he's produced with the ball, and that's worrying. |
As a coach Fletcher is second to none. It would be a massive backward step IMO hiring an even bigger "wonder coach" like Bob Woolmer. Although I agree it wasnt the cleverest thing to say about your premier spinner, unless he was trying to take the pressure off him
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Originally Posted by Nostromo 132351 Are you sure? "Turn" certainly, but "low"? Yes, a low bounce might initially slow the scoring down, but batsmen from India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka are used to low, turning wickets and are likely to adapt to the conditions. Spinners rely on good bounce as well as turn to get wickets; somehow, I cannot see Panesar being that threatening to the likes of Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid, Yousuf, Jayawardane etc if the bounce is low. Even if the ball is 'pushed through', it might give the batsman enough time to come down the wicket since the low bounce reduces the risk of missing altogether and getting stumped. |
I'm sure Panesar will be fine. So far in his fledgling international career he's bowled at plenty of great players of spin and gotten them all out! Yes spinners do like bounce but Monty can give the ball a rip and he got enough bounce on the subcontinent to trouble the bats so no worries with Monty. Its the likes of Lewis and Mahmood who worry me.