England coach Andy Flower has banned spinner Monty Panesar from bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in the nets.
England coach Andy Flower has banned spinner Monty Panesar from bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in the nets.
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Panesar bowled to Tendulkar at the Lord's nets in a privately organised arrangement ahead of the first Test.
"I think that is a quite naive thing to do and it will not happen again," Flower said.
"He did bowl to him (Sachin) in the nets before Lords, and I think, that it is quite a na ve thing to do," Flower was quoted, as saying by The Telegraph.
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"I have not spoken to him yet, but one would hope he understands that it won't happen again," he added.
Panesar defended himself, saying he had some spare time during Sussex's T20 campaign and a youngster like him might pick up some tips by bowling to Tendulkar.
Flower also expressed concerns over the absence of a full 'Decision Review System' in the series. He said that the absence of DRS could have cost England the match.
"Yes, I am actually fearful that it will cost us. We almost saw it happen in this Test match. It would have been wrong if the outcome of the game had been seriously affected by a couple of those decisions. Luckily, we did continue to create chances," Flower said.
"I don't think there is anything we can do but I think the ICC should be stronger in taking a lead on these issues. They are the world governing body and they should lead. I don't think it is unfair to say they haven't led on this topic," he added.
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