Flower stops Montys net practice with Tendulkar

London: England cricket coach Andy Flower has asked Monty Panesar to stop giving net practice to Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, saying it was “naive“ on part of the spinner to help a rival player. "He did bowl to him in the nets before Lord`s and I think that it is quite a naive thing […]

London: England cricket coach Andy Flower has asked Monty Panesar to stop giving net practice to Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, saying it was ``naive`` on part of the spinner to help a rival player.

"He did bowl to him in the nets before Lord`s and I think that it is quite a naive thing to do," Flower said after his team`s 196-run win over India.