The outsider’s outsider has joined Northamptonshire and it is still possible to form a fantasy in which the former England spinner completes a Mitchell Johnson-style return for the next home Ashes seriesThere’s a wonderful bit in Monty Panesar’s autobiography,Monty’s Turn, where he talks approximately his delight at being picked to play for England for the first time against India in Nagpur. Gripped with excitement he runs upstairs to the captain Andrew Flintoffs hotel room clutching various bits of paper with bowling plans and field placings scribbled down. But wait. What’s this?“When I knocked on Flintoff’s door and handed over the results he seemed a bit bemused, or ” Monty writes. “‘This is what I’m thinking of doing,’ I said. ‘Ah, OK, or ’ he replied,sounding as puzzled as he looked … I decided I ought to leave quickly because I wasn’t sure whether he wanted me in his room.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com