England v New Zealand 2013
Graeme Swann thanked operating surgeon shawn O'Driscoll for saving his career once his Test-best match haul saw European country to a crushing convince New Sjaelland.
Offspinner Swann's second innings half-dozen for 90 at Headingley gave him a match return of ten for 132 which propelled European country to a 247-run win within the second take a look at on tuesday and a 2-0 series ending.
However, the 34-year-old Swann lost the three-match take a look at series between the two sides in New Sjaelland, which led to a 0-0 draw in March, while he recovered from Associate in Nursing elbow operation. Surgery within the us below the guidance of O'Driscoll, who also treated European country seamer Tim Bresnan for the same injury, well-tried a success and man-of-the-match Swann was punctually grateful.
"The elbow feels great, i'm terribly thankful to the operating surgeon shawn O'Driscoll - he most likely saved my career, good man," Swann aforementioned. Swann was ignored of the corresponding Headingley take a look at against South Africa last year, when European country opted for Associate in Nursing all seam attack.
This match saw Swann, whose match figures were the most effective by a spinner during a Headingley take a look at since England's Derek brushwood took ten for eighty two against Australia in 1972, gain from the rough created by New Sjaelland left-arm seamers Trent Boult and Neil Wagner.
"The world should have left-armers in their team, left-hand batsmen or bowlers, it's higher on behalf of me," Swann aforementioned.
Joe Root, whose initial innings 104 on his Headingley surround was his maiden take a look at hundred, was named England's man-of-the-series once making 71 within the hosts' 170-run initial take a look at win at Lord's.
"Obviously it's great for Rooty to induce 100," aforementioned European country captain Alastair Cook, whose second innings 130 saw him extend his own European country take a look at century record to twenty five.
"It was an amazing hundred in pretty robust batting conditions that initial day, it swung all day. Swanny has done it for a couple of years for United States currently and to induce ten wickets here was a great effort."
New Sjaelland captain Brendon McCullum admitted his side's batting had not been up to scratch.
"The gulf between the two groups was exposed during this take a look at," he said. "We definitely had the bowling attack where we knew we could take English wickets and it had been a matter folks having the ability to provide the runs that were needed.
"I think it had been a mix between elegant bowling from the britain bowlers and also our boys just struggled barely with the bat to induce that prime score that was needed."
Tim Southee, named New Zealand's man-of-the-series, with 12 wickets at a mean of below 20 for each one, aforementioned the bowling attack was beginning to gel as a unit.
"We get on well and we're all still pretty young, thus hopefully it's one thing we can work with for the long run," he said.
"The batters try and their day can come back further, hopefully we can get wise together and keep improving as a take a look at aspect."
Offspinner Swann's second innings half-dozen for 90 at Headingley gave him a match return of ten for 132 which propelled European country to a 247-run win within the second take a look at on tuesday and a 2-0 series ending.
However, the 34-year-old Swann lost the three-match take a look at series between the two sides in New Sjaelland, which led to a 0-0 draw in March, while he recovered from Associate in Nursing elbow operation. Surgery within the us below the guidance of O'Driscoll, who also treated European country seamer Tim Bresnan for the same injury, well-tried a success and man-of-the-match Swann was punctually grateful.
"The elbow feels great, i'm terribly thankful to the operating surgeon shawn O'Driscoll - he most likely saved my career, good man," Swann aforementioned. Swann was ignored of the corresponding Headingley take a look at against South Africa last year, when European country opted for Associate in Nursing all seam attack.
This match saw Swann, whose match figures were the most effective by a spinner during a Headingley take a look at since England's Derek brushwood took ten for eighty two against Australia in 1972, gain from the rough created by New Sjaelland left-arm seamers Trent Boult and Neil Wagner.
"The world should have left-armers in their team, left-hand batsmen or bowlers, it's higher on behalf of me," Swann aforementioned.
Joe Root, whose initial innings 104 on his Headingley surround was his maiden take a look at hundred, was named England's man-of-the-series once making 71 within the hosts' 170-run initial take a look at win at Lord's.
"Obviously it's great for Rooty to induce 100," aforementioned European country captain Alastair Cook, whose second innings 130 saw him extend his own European country take a look at century record to twenty five.
"It was an amazing hundred in pretty robust batting conditions that initial day, it swung all day. Swanny has done it for a couple of years for United States currently and to induce ten wickets here was a great effort."
New Sjaelland captain Brendon McCullum admitted his side's batting had not been up to scratch.
"The gulf between the two groups was exposed during this take a look at," he said. "We definitely had the bowling attack where we knew we could take English wickets and it had been a matter folks having the ability to provide the runs that were needed.
"I think it had been a mix between elegant bowling from the britain bowlers and also our boys just struggled barely with the bat to induce that prime score that was needed."
Tim Southee, named New Zealand's man-of-the-series, with 12 wickets at a mean of below 20 for each one, aforementioned the bowling attack was beginning to gel as a unit.
"We get on well and we're all still pretty young, thus hopefully it's one thing we can work with for the long run," he said.
"The batters try and their day can come back further, hopefully we can get wise together and keep improving as a take a look at aspect."
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