If a week is a long time in politics, then 10 years is a lifetime in professional cricket.
A decade ago, a 20-year-old off-spinner made his England One Day International debut on a tour of South Africa. He did okay, but didn’t set the world alight, and made more headlines by missing the team bus on the way back to the hotel. Duncan Fletcher was less than impressed, and Graeme Swann didn’t don an England shirt again for seven years.
Today, after his time in the wilderness, Swann is an integral part of his country’s team. That bus now waits for him.
Read all about it here: http://blogs.bettor.com/Graeme-Swann-named-ECB-Cricketer-of-the-Year-a11534
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