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English cricket and the doosra: "Things don't have to be a mystery"

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NICK FRIEND: When England last toured Pakistan for a Test series 17 years ago, Alex Loudon was part of the squad, a batting allrounder fast-tracked on account of a fledgling doosra, a delivery never properly embraced by English cricket

Nick Friend | 28/11/2022 at 09:00


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Posted by Marc Evans on 30/11/2022 at 00:03

As a Warwickshire man I remember Louden well, but we never took his bowling seriously. He was brought on to buy a wicket.

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