| Mendis shines as indias top order fail to get a single win this season, but has made an appearance in the quarterfinals of a couple of major tournaments and is an instant classic. His speed and pace is an essential skill in any fast spinners, and he can even score runs from outside the park. Mendis has become an increasingly reliable threat over the past few seasons with a solid and dependable batting line-up. Yorkshire, Surrey and England will welcome a debutant after his successful second appearance in the summer, but don't expect much from him to give it a go. He doesn't quite have the pace of one of his contemporaries, as he seems more comfortable with a low-mid-90s delivery but is still capable of good spin and a strong left-arm draw from the cover. He will struggle against spinners as well as left-armers in ODIs as it will be difficult for him to hit for the spinners without being seen in reverse and therefore without good leg-spin. But there are flashes of his power, such as against New Zealand, when the batsman gets a leg-spinner to bite down on it with his body and spin out of his hand. His off-spin will come when he comes into the mix at lower levels, and given how good he's been during the season, you expect him to do well there. Tees.
Central goldfields shire considers new plan to expand existing rural parkland Ludlow Rural parks were created in the 1980s to reduce urban sprawl and improve local green belts, but that plan was abandoned in the face of growing demand from car-dominated suburban areas. However, the new plan for the Ludlow Shire will see large scale urban land reform taking place. The city plan - drawn up by the city's urban planning department last month - includes a proposal to develop the surrounding countryside in urban scale parkland, similar to the existing rural parks. This would also include the establishment of a village and a community park adjacent to the village and park. The town planning department's urban parkland plan highlights how such rural parklands - in some of the most degraded rural areas of the UK - have helped protect and restore the landscape for the development of community. It also plans to develop the surrounding countryside in parkland - in contrast to how development works in urban areas - which it says will improve the quality of life for the area and create'social and economic opportunities'. The plan is being presented to council's planning committee and will be given a legal challenge at the end of the month. A spokeswoman for Ludlow Shire Council said: "We are committed to making a positive impact on the local community through the creation of more sustainable and ecologically-sound rural parks. "We have also heard the concerns from local residents, and we will take action on this. "Ludlow Shire wants to ensure that local residents enjoy a park which is sustainable and ecologically-sound." |
