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• “It is 12 years ago, but Dean Headley won England the Test there with just the kind of skiddy reverse-swing now offered by Shahzad.”

  Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph

• “He's the kind of skiddy bowler who sometimes you can score off but obviously he bowls wicket-taking balls.”

  News24 Top Stories

• “Rivaling South Africa for the title of best seam-bowling attack, the home team is led by the skiddy James Anderson , who has the rare skill of being able to move the ball in either direction at will, and backed by impressive newcomer Chris Tremlett , whose steepling bounce endangers both batsmen's wickets and their fingers.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Can England Rain on India's Parade?

• “Graveney, a man who knows a little about picking international cricketers after his 11 years as chairman of the selectors, witnessed what he calls "an extraordinary performance with both bat and ball" against Hampshire at the start of the month, in which Stokes scored a boisterous 135 not out and took six wickets with his skiddy medium pace.”

  The Guardian: New kids on the block stake their claim for England Test place

• “Another who will travel to India, Shahzad, known for his skiddy pace and reverse swing, already has more than a few tricks.”

  The Guardian: Cricket World Cup: Matt Prior ousts Steven Davies from England squad

• “A handful of traditionalists believe that something of the "magic of Wimbledon" was lost when the roof arrived, but, away from the aesthetic argument, there is growing evidence that suggests the unique challenges posed by the skiddy speed of grass-court tennis are much more manageable when the roof is on.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Wimbledon Roof Slows Balls Down

• “Otherwise they were far superior, sticking to a creative game on a skiddy surface even when outnumbered.”

  The Guardian: Stockport County slipping gently down the warren of despair

• “I also got a new 5.8 last week, which I repeated yesterday, and this time I managed to figure out a repeatable way to do it rather than clinging to a slopy crimper with my aching fingertips and scrabbling up to the next hold on tiny skiddy footholds before I popped off.”

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• “Rubel Hossain, skiddy in the style of Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga, was as hostile as any of the Englishmen.”

  The Guardian: England call up Ravi Bopara for Ian Bell for Bangladesh series decider

• “Shahzad is strong and delivers a heavy, skiddy ball.”

  The Guardian: Steven Finn and Ajmal Shahzad stake England claims to face Pakistan

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