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Patel slammed as he’s dropped over fitness
04.03.09
Samit Patel has been dropped from England's Twenty20 and oneday leg of the Caribbean tour after ignoring "repeated warnings" over his fitness.
The Kent all-rounder, 24, is currently with the England Lions in New Zealand.
ECB managing director Hugh Morris said: "It is extremely frustrating that Samit has not heeded the warnings of national selector Geoff Miller."
