Get off Monty’s back, says Harmison
by CricketArchive Staff Reporter
DateLine: 29th July 2006
England paceman Steve Harmison pleaded with fans to give Sikh spinner
Monty Panesar a break after the two combined to bowl Pakistan out for
just 119 on the first day of the second Test at Old Trafford on
Thursday.
Panesar has become something of a cult hero with fans often cheering
him every time he touches the ball in the field, as if surprised he
hadn’t fumbled.
"It sometimes upsets me a lot that people have a go at Monty. The ball
goes to him in the field and the crowd laugh and cheer and this, that
and the other," Harmison said. "Monty is a very good left-arm spinner.
He's a No 11 batsman and the guy works so hard on his fielding, it's
ridiculous. He's different, he looks different, everything about him is
different. But he is a great member of our team."
