The Northants coach David Capel sees a serious role for Monty Panesar in one-day cricket. Heralded as the best finger spinner in the world by England�..s Duncan Fletcher, Panesar has played only seven one-day games, all for Northants.

�..In time Monty has a lot of good things to offer as a specialist spinner in one-day cricket,�.� says Capel, who has taken over with the captain David Sales since the director of cricket Kepler Wessels�.. departure. �..It is the age-old argument of specialists playing in one-day cricket, whether they be fast bowlers or spinners. In my opinion they have a role to play.

�..I understand the philosophy Duncan Fletcher has in making sure all our top bowlers can bat and field, and they�..ve got to be very competent in those two departments. But recent history
has been littered with people like Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, who win one-day games with the way they bowl. �..Monty still has to develop his skills further in one-day cricket but I believe he has the potential to do that. He�..s confident and wants to have a go at not only one-day cricket with us but with England as well.�.�

Ashley Potter, The Wisden Cricketer