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Article: Atherton recalled as England get grip on white ball game.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- August 12, 1998
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England's concern at the behaviour of the white ball in home conditions has prompted a temporary abandonment of the policy to pack the one-day side with alounders for the Emirates Triangular Tournament against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
The selectors have chosen several players capable of economical bowling and contributing vital lower-order runs. But their anxiety about the behaviour of the white ball, the same type used in the AXA League and which produced relatively few high scores, has convinced them to choose primarily specialist players for their final home ...