Monty the man for Fredless England
It's been three years and 32 Tests since Andrew Flintoff last missed a Test for England, and it has shown in the remarkable run of performances the team has put together in that time
It's been three years and 32 Tests since Andrew Flintoff last missed a Test for England, and it has shown in the remarkable run of performances the team has put together in that time. But, on Thursday morning at Lord's, his team-mates will have to look elsewhere for inspiration. Mike Selvey, writing in The Guardian, suggests that the man who was widely lampooned for his early-season performances, Monty Panesar, could well provide the X-factor.
Andrew Miller is the former UK editor of ESPNcricinfo and now editor of The Cricketer magazine
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