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    Warne praises Monty’s performance

    By Will 2 years ago, mid-August Leave a comment on this post

    I’m sure Warne doesn’t really write his blog, he’ll surely have a ghost. But it does sound like him…so I remain sceptical! Whatever. He’s been praising Monty today:

    I got to see a bit of the Test as well between England and Pakistan. Headingley can be hard work for spinners - I think only 2 wickets have been taken there in the last 10 years by England spinners or something like that so Monty Panesar deserves a lot of applause for his efforts. He spun it on a pitch that normally suits seamers, he changed pace well, bowled with discipline and importantly when things were not happening as Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan were both scoring 150’s, he kept the scoring rate slow.

    In fact, he did everything that was asked of him and on a difficult pitch. Well bowled Monty. It’s great to see a left arm spinner tossing it up, turning it and taking wickets. So far - and he has only just started - he looks the real deal. This winter in Australia will be a good challenge for him, the crowds will get on him and no doubt the batsmen, especially the left handers will want to knock him out of his stride. Just the kind of challenge we spinners love!

    I also like the way that he plays with a big smile. Every wicket receives a great running jumping celebration. Why not? Fast men do it and so should we. It’s spontaneous and shows how much he cares and how competitive he is. Trust me I don’t mind celebrating a wicket. That’s why I’m there - to get people out.

    More at his blog

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    2 Responses to “Warne praises Monty’s performance”

  • Elliott wrote:
    August 11th, 2006 at 10.10 am

    What worries me is:

    “This WINTER in Australia will be a good challenge for him”
    It should of read:
    “This SUMMER back in Australia will be a good challenge for him”

    This is just more proof that you pom’s are slowly converting him. Or that it isn’t really him writing the blog.
    I am hoping its the second option. Is he really addicted to poker?

  • wills wrote:
    August 14th, 2006 at 9.24 pm

    well warne wont be smiling if his stumps go tumbling because of the monster

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