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Sympathy for the devil

Aakash Chopra

A major reason for Prior’s falling apart could be a lack of belief in his skills and an inability to handle being exposed under pressure
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The man who scored a ton on his debut at Lord’s earlier this summer wouldn’t have dreamed that people would be baying for his blood by the end of that same summer. Every move Matt Prior makes now is closely monitored or, in this case, every move he doesn’t make. He has dropped a few crucial catches, conceded a few byes too many (some of them were ridiculously wide and out of reach) and, unfortunately, things haven’t been too rosy even in front of the stumps. He has also been advised to keep his trap shut and concentrate on the job, something that probably wouldn’t have been said if he hadn’t messed up.
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