Monty Panesar’s desperate to show he still has plenty of appeal

While Andrew Flintoff’s return to England’s bowling attack remains the focus of the practice match against Warwickshire, Monty Panesar’s performance in this week’s game is just as important to the team’s Ashes chances. Should England choose two slow bowlers for next week’s First Test against Australia in Cardiff, Panesar is the favourite to get the nod over young leg-spinner Adil Rashid as Graeme Swann’s partner. Panesar would hope to get a long spell at Edgbaston today to prove his worth – and it would solve a huge headache for captain Andrew Strauss and coach…

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