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Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar expressed his desire to return to cricket having been cured of the “paranoia/schizophrenia” which sidelined him over the past few years. Panesar, 37, who was an England regular at his peak taking 167 wickets in 50 Tests — told The Daily Mail he can earn a return to first-class cricket despite being without a club since 2016. His career has jolted since being released by Sussex in 2013 after the spinner urinated on a nightclub bouncer outside a club. “My parents became worried. They wanted me to see someone,” Panesar said. “I had always thought strong people couldn’t have a problem. My cricket had always gone the way I had planned it, but suddenly things started going in a direction I hadn’t experienced since childhood. “It was a guy called Peter Gilmore who said I was suffering from paranoia/schizophrenia and that shocked me massively. Mike Brearley told me to be careful about the things I was saying to myself. Some experts ...

England ’s cricketers have fought out a thrilling test series with Sri Lanka and will consider themselves unlucky to lose at Headingley after the tourists took the final English wicket with just one ball to spare. In reality, the lack of a specialist spinner has cost Alastair Cook’s men and most pundits agree that the hosts would have taken that second test had the balance of the side been better. The retirement of Graeme Swann has given the selectors a real headache but they have to find a replacement quickly. Here are five candidates vying to fill Swann’s shoes. 1.Monty Panesar Essex’s Panesar would be the logical choice but for a string of disciplinary issues that saw the left armer described by national coach Peter Moores as ‘very difficult to select’. After a much publicised incident in a Sussex nightclub last year, Monty left Sussex and joined up with his new team mates at Chelmsford but at the start of June he was dropped after turning up late for a team meeting. ...

England spinner Monty Panesar has signed a two-year contract with Essex . The 31-year-old, Panesar joined Essex on loan earlier this year after being released by Sussex . "I loved playing for Essex last season," he told the club's website ( www.essexcricket.org.uk ). "In the short time I was there I was made to feel very welcome." Panesar took 14 wickets in six county championship matches following his move.

England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has joined Essex for the remainder of the season. Panesar was fined by police for being drunk and disorderly earlier this month after urinating on bouncers following a night out in Brighton and has not played for Sussex since. He was left out of England's squad for the final Ashes Test at The Oval when, under normal circumstances, he would have been expected to be included with England naming two spinners. "I have endured a challenging time this year off the field and my frustrations have sometimes got the better of me professionally," Panesar said in statement. "I apologise for letting the club, my colleagues and my fans down. "I am grateful to Sussex for allowing me to be released from my contract for 2014 and 2015 in order to explore other opportunities to further develop my cricket. I want to give myself the best chance of playing all forms of the game at the highest level. "I would like to thank Suss...

England left-arm spinner, Monty Panesar has been dropped from the England squad for the fourth Ashes Test after urinating on nightclub bouncers. According to the Daily Express, the Sussex county player, who relieved himself on the bouncers after being thrown out of the popular Shooshh club at Brighton following a harassment complaint, now faces the prospect of sanctions from his county club Sussex. The 31-year-old had to pay a £90 fine to the police after the incident, for which he has reportedly apologised, with Sussex confirming that they had launched an investigation into the incident. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday morning as Panesar's colleagues were taking rest before the final day of the third Ashes, although Panesar had been included in the 14-man squad but did not play in the Old Trafford match . Panesar is not new to controversies, he was also arrested and interviewed by the police in 2011 after a heated argument with his wife in a pub car pa...

England's Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar have been given permission to appear in this year's IPL auction by Sussex. The next season of IPL will begin on April 3, 2013. "It's not ideal for us," Sussex's head coach Mark Robinson told, " It could cost us the chance of winning the County Championship, but we understand that it's a great opportunity for the players. " It's a bit of a myth that players go for the money. Such is the compensation they have to pay to their counties that, unless they go for over $400,000, they probably aren't making a lot. Certainly in the case of Monty, he just wants to improve as a limited-overs cricketer and we respect that. "

England start cricketer   Kevin Pietersen , Stuart Broad , Monty Panesar and Jonathan Trott escaped unhurt during a minor incident by travelling in a taxi in Duabi. According to the cricket website: " They were travelling in taxi at the speed of 100kph when suddenly the taxi's bonnet flew up and hit into the windscreen, obscuring the driver's vision. Hopefully, the driver was able to stop the car safely "

England's Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar named in a 16-man squad for Test series against Pakistan in UAE. Due to security concerns in Pakistan, Test series will be played in the UAE. England will announce one-day and Twenty20 squads later date. PAKISTAN Vs ENGLAND 2012 17 Jan: First Test, Dubai 25 Jan: Second Test, Abu Dhabi 3 Feb: Third Test, Dubai 13 Feb: First ODI, Abu Dhabi 15 Feb: Second ODI, Abu Dhabi 18 Feb: Third ODI, Dubai 21 Feb: Fourth ODI, Dubai 23 Feb: First T20, Dubai 25 Feb: Second T20, Dubai 27 Feb: Third T20, Abu Dhabi England Test squad : Andrew Strauss (capt), Jonathan Trott, Eoin Morgan, Alastair Cook, Matt Prior (wkt), Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Ian Bell, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, Tim Bresnan, Steven Davies, Monty Panesar, Ravi Bopara and Steven Finn