Monty finds the hero inside himself
The Times' chief sportswriter, Simon Barnes , can always be relied upon to wax lyrical on a chosen topic
Andrew Miller
25-Feb-2013
The Times' chief sportswriter, Simon Barnes, can always be relied upon to wax lyrical on a chosen topic. And his take on Monty-mania is no exception.
A Sikh playing for the England cricket team, with the Kesh or uncut hair, was always going to stand out from the rest. I saw him step into Test-match cricket this spring, in India, of all places, the place of his ancestors for all that he is Luton-bred. And at once, two things were apparent about him. He couldn’t field but he couldn’t half bowl
Andrew Miller is the former UK editor of ESPNcricinfo and now editor of The Cricketer magazine