Aggers’ Ashes

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Jonathan Agnew. Aggers’ Ashes

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JONATHAN AGNEW

AGGERS’ ASHES

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“When Phil Edmonds and myself weren’t getting wickets at least we bowled long spells and controlled the game,” says former Middlesex stalwart Emburey. “That’s the key with Swanny, if he’s not taking wickets he’s good enough to keep it tight.” Tufnell adds: “England will be looking for him to be a major wicket-taker, but with a four-man attack he’s also going to be the guy who’s going to look to dry up one end while the seam bowlers rotate at the other.”

A few weeks back, when England’s Lee Westwood became golf’s world number one, his coach Peter Cowen said his pupil had got to where he was because he remained “very comfortable in uncomfortable situations”. It doesn’t get more uncomfortable for an English cricketer than an Ashes tour Down Under, yet you get the feeling it is going to take more than a bit of bullying from the Aussie batsmen and a dumpling of a ball to knock Swann out of his groove.

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