Saj Mahmood will forever remain England’s great young hope. But how did this genius fast bowler, with a unique mixture of deliveries (wides, no-balls, beamers and the legendary slower ball long hop), fail to achieve anything of note?
So far in our series of articles reviewing the motley players who contributed to England’s wonderful 1990s farce, we have picked players who never really hit the heights in Test cricket. However today, we choose someone who did, albeit just on one remarkable occasion.
Mark Ramprakash: cricketer, dancer, disappointment?
Ian Salisbury: not very good. Discuss.