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Old 24-08-2009, 03:54 AM   #49 (permalink)
BoyBrumby
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Originally Posted by Lillian Thomson View Post
If England had a half decent Test class spinner people like Panesar who'd done little to justify his selection and someone like Swann who's never been anything more than a good County pro would never have played for England.
& if my auntie had a penis, she'd be my uncle.

In fact we've not really had an unreservedly decent test spinner since I've been watching (early-mid 80s). Tuffers flattered to deceive and was tempramentally suspect, Monty seems unable or unwilling to even attempt to grow as a player and blokes like Emburey and Giles attract adjectives like "solid", "decent" & "workmanlike".
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