Ajmal under fire after taking 7-55Both teams have been at pains to veer away from any potential conflict in the lead up to the series but this is England-Pakistan and peace never reigns for long as Ajmal discovered in the moments after an incredible first day for Pakistan when he took seven for 55 against the best Test team in the world.
He was forced to defend his action after Bob Willis, the former England captain, queried its legality when he bowls the ‘doosra', the delivery an off-spinner turns like a leg-break. "The off-spinner is fairly orthodox," said Willis. "The delivery that I have a problem with is the doosra. The ICC have accommodated this delivery - they changed the rules to allow these bowlers to bend their elbow 15 degrees, which is what makes it so difficult for the batsmen."
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