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Some – the cavaliers – advocate Smith, others prefer to stick with Hauritz and there are those who think that Australia should rely upon the part-time off-breaks of North plus four seamers in Brisbane.
The Ashes 2010: Australia selectors still unsure of their best team Vic Marks 2010
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His off-breaks, though highly competent, are too gentle for the highest level.
Monty Panesar sets out in search of his old self at Sussex 2010
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"I like to feel that I am in that mindset regardless of KP and Fred (Flintoff)," Shah, who also took three wickets for 16 runs with his off-breaks in England's tense three-run ODI win over Ireland in Belfast on Thursday, said.
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Whether the off-spinner was profiting from those mind games was a moot point, but either way, clever disguise of his off-breaks, doosras - and maybe even a 'teesra' or two - proved too much for a succession of England batsmen.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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But either way, clever disguise of his off-breaks, doosras - and maybe even a 'teesra' or two - proved too much for a succession of England batsmen.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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But Ajmal, scourge of the tourists with his doosras in the first Test here, out-thought both Pietersen and Cook with conventional off-breaks this time.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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Swann has become English cricket's national treasure, not just for his world-beating off-breaks but his unaffected humour with team-mates and the public alike.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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But Ajmal, scourge of the tourists with his doosras in the first Test here, out-thought both Pietersen and Cook with conventional off-breaks this time.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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Rajan's Wrong-un: Ajmal is so hooked on doosras he chucks in the towel on off-breaks is cricketAngus Fraser: Even at Lord's it was time for a Guinness.
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England chose to select just Swann as their spin option, with Kevin Pietersen also able to bowl part-time off-breaks.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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