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But, importantly, England do not have the option of a left-arm seamer and their main rivals, India, South Africa and Australia, have one and sometimes two.

Cricket World Cup: Matt Prior ousts Steven Davies from England squad 2011

Samit Patel kept things tight to claim two for 29 with his left-arm spin, and fast bowler Darren Pattinson, the tournament's leading wicket-taker, took two for 32.

Nottinghamshire defeat Steelbacks to move towards quarter-final 2011

There have been some on-field incidents involving the giant left-arm spinner, too, for example when he was ordered off the field during a game last year—ironically, by Gayle—for refusing to bowl the way his then captain wanted him to.

Poor Board, Poor Team Richard Lord 2011

Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne—commenting on the way in which the challenges of test cricket didn't seem to have prompted any sort of evolution in the bowling of left-arm spinner Monty Pansesar—once said that the Englishman "hasn't so much played 33 test matches as the same test 33 times."

Bangladesh's Promise Remains Unfulfilled Richard Lord 2011

He will be relieved that Gloucestershire do not have any left-arm seamers.

Middlesex v Gloucestershire | County Championship match report 2011

There are plenty of ticks for the fat man: Test-contender standard four-day batting; ODI-level boundary hitting; Twenty20 crease knowhow; useful second-tier left-arm spin.

Why Samit Patel's cricket skill set carries so much weight | Barney Ronay 2011

Bangladesh's batting order is brittle but it's lifted by the presence of two wonderful performers: The instinctive, carefree opener Tamim Iqbal and the intense, organized Shakib Al Hasan, who is also the team's captain and its leading bowler, a low-slung left-arm spinner of nagging consistency.

Rivals at Critical Junctures Richard Lord 2011

He made only 13 of them before hoisting Mr. Beer to mid-on, giving the left-arm spinner his first Test wicket with his 69th ball of trying.

England in Position to Win Ashes Michael Atherton 2011

Zimbabwe has been away from Test cricket so long that it is more of an unknown quantity at this level, but captain Brendan Taylor and highly experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu give it a degree of solidity in their middle order, and even with the pitch unlikely to favour spin, wily left-arm veteran Ray Price is always difficult to score against.

Rivals at Critical Junctures Richard Lord 2011

He will be relieved that Gloucestershire do not have any left-arm seamers.

Middlesex v Gloucestershire | County Championship match report 2011