Prior not complaining about Ajmal’s action – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 while admitting that it was a poor batting which led to his team’s dismal showing on the opening
day of the 1st Test.
It was an utter embarrassing day at the helm for the Poms after they were bowled out on a meagre 192 in their first innings, demoralized by some magical piece of spin bowling by the Men In Green off-spinner, who went on to claim career best 7 for 55.
Ajmal ran through the top and middle order in his initial burst, grabbing three wickets in 2 overs before victimizing the lower order to put his side in pole position in the first Test.
Despite his mesmerizing bowling, it was his action that made the headlines where many former English players have questioned the legality of his arm, which they believe does not come in the jurisdiction of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 rules that implies up to 15 degrees of margin.
However, Prior, who remained the only tourist player to counter the threat of Ajmal with some sort of authority, played down such talks by stating that his side is not complaining about his action.
"It's not something we're concerned about," he replied when questioned about the legality of the action of the Pakistani spin wizard. "It's not something we talk about. It's nothing to do with us.
The proceedings at the end of the day saw the Men In Green posting 42 for no loss with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, to put their side in commanding position.
Prior further admitted that his team lacked conviction in dealing spin and will have to hold their hands up after a bad day in their first assignment of the New Year.
"We have to hold our hands up," Prior said. "We had a bad day at the office. It was a pretty good batting surface and the ball wasn't really turning. We just played a few cross-batted shots when we should have played straight.
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