Ashes 2006: Cricinfo and England expect??

This is a little excerpt from a cricinfo e-mail I received a minute or too ago - Even those guys seem to be optimistic about Monty's inclusion in the next Test at the WACA... Do they know something we don't?

Monty Panesar

Surely, this time, there's no keeping Monty away from the action. He is absolutely climbing the walls in his desperation to get involved in this series, and Ashley Giles's sad performance in the second Test has undermined Duncan Fletcher's insistence that Monty is an inferior batsman and fielder. Both spinners dropped a catch against Western Australia, but Panesar's direct-hit run-out shows his fielding is improving. If he doesn't play, there is likely to be a mutiny among England's fans back home, who installed Panesar as one of the 10 nominees for BBC Sports Personality of the Year. His time, surely, has arrived at last.

C Cricinfo 2006