Where did it all go wrong for Monty?

An inspiration for England just a year ago, left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has resorted to a season in South Africa with the Highveld Lions to resurrect his career, but will he ever turn the corner? David Lloyd has the answers in Independent.

The Monty story was never blemish-free, of course. Butter-fingered fielding may have endeared him to fans around the world but being a liability in the field, and a rabbit with the bat, put even more pressure on Panesar's left-arm bowling. And when he struggled in India last December it was time to halt production of those Monty Masks, so popular on English grounds over the previous two or three summers.