‘Confused’ Panesar goes back to the basics

In an attempt to save his career,England spinner Monty Panesar,has turned to basics and is returning to what he does best.

In an attempt to save his career,England spinner Monty Panesar,has turned to basics and is returning to what he does best,bowling the same ball six times an over.

The England managements attempt to turn Panesar into a match winning combination of Bishen Singh Bedi and Shane Warne has been temporarily abandoned ahead of the Ashes series.

Over the last six months,England spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed has been working to add variation to Panesars one-note repertoire.

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An arm-ball has been introduced,along with subtle

changes in flight and trajectory. But the end result seems to have left Panesar more confused,when it was supposed to make him more confident,The Telegraph reports.

Over the past couple of weeks Ive changed myself and gone back to just trying to bowl my stock ball all the time, Panesar said.

I know that coming into this game against Warwickshire Im looking to bowl my natural way. Im not going to do any experimentation because I dont think its the right time to do that.

Panesar must also know that he faces strong competition from Adil Rashid,the young Yorkshire leg-spinner,who will be playing for the England Lions against Australia at Worcester.

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If he keeps thinking about the bowler he might be in six months time,rather than the one who takes the field on Wednesday,he could come badly unstuck

My strength is that I have a natural ability to bowl a certain pace,bowl lots of overs,and get a lot of maidens, Panesar said.

When I havent been a strike bowler Ive been able to hold pressure on the batsmen,which gives respite to the seamers. Then,later on,I recognise that when the pitch deteriorates Im able to come in and be a strike bowler, he added.