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Twitter reactions to THAT Matt Parkinson ball | Twitter reacts to the incredible Matt Parkinson ball for Lancashire to dismiss Adam Rossington
Shane Warne in the 20th century, Matt Parkinson in the 21st? Mike Gatting in the 20th century, Adam Rossington in the 21st century?
Nearly 28 years after Shane Warne produced the ball of the century to dismiss Gatting, Matt Parkinson produced an absolute gem on the exact same ground for Lancashire against Northants. IPL 2021, which captures billions of eyeballs, is well underway. But, attention quickly turned to The County Championship, where leg-spinner Parkinson, consistently on the fringes of national selection, produced a near-identical delivery to the great Warne ball all those years ago.
The reactions were aplenty. And rightly so. Naturally, comparisons were drawn to the Warne delivery of 1993, with a range of opinions. Lancashire led the way with a cheeky, witty tweet. Shane Warne himself also chimed in.
Also, fans called for Parkinson to feature in England’s Test side going forward. Here are some of the Twitter reactions to Parkinson’s incredible delivery.
“Sack it, I’m going to try rip it,” was Parkinson’s reaction after the game. Such an attitude can serve England well going forward, and a delivery such as this is certainly going to catch the eyeballs of selectors going forward. A true beauty.
