What were they thinking…
…leaving out the patka wielding Panesar in the first two tests - well, especially the second?
His left arm spin ripped through the Aussies yesterday.
He seems to have a very gregarious, happy, fun loving demeanor and it was great to watch how his attitude seemed to lift the whole team. Just what England (and the series) needed.
It is a pity - for the Poms and anyone who likes to watch a tight contest - that they didn’t play him in Brisbane, and certainly in Adelaide. With the series looking gone [England are presently 6/114], who knows what might have been if their coach and selectors had of picked a team that included Panesar.
I suppose that we will never know, but if they win two of the remaining three, the question will always be “but what if Monty had of played in Adelaide”
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