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Beautifully written. One wished he had captained Australia in test matches. Alas, he played in era for Australia, where captaincy did not make a great deal of difference, given the talent. For all his skill, he could not quite conquer India. He could not play in Mumbai in the 2004 test, which India won a minefield. His protege did him proud though. Listening to him on Sky was interesting and especially his battles with Mitchell Starc. Dare I say, he almost finished Monty's career in the press. One hell of a character and will be missed

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Very well written. A great tribute to a practitioner and a competitor who revived the dying art of leg spin.

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Lovely article KD. I only wished you included a bit more of his captaincy, including his IPL stint where at 38 and a half years of age he took a moneyball team to championship and made superstars out of rookies.

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