Swann calls Samit Patel an "idiot"

London, June 22 (ANI): Indian-origin cricketer Samit Patel has been described by teammate Graeme Swann as an "idiot" after his re-call to the England squad. Former fat boy Patel's return to England's ODI and Twenty20 squads came with an immediate warning from coach Andy Flower that he must achieve minimum standards of fitness and form if he is going to make a long-standing return to international cricket. He is also poised to play five one-day internationals against Sri Lanka. Patel was axed from the team in November 2008 on grounds of being overweight, unfit and having a bad attitude. Swann, his teammate at Trent Bridge who did not play for seven years after twice missing the team bus on the tour of South Africa in 1999-2000, believes that Samit's indiscipline led to his downfall. "Samit's had much-publicised problems with the fridge. I think he's going in the right direction but I certainly don't think he's there yet. It doesn't frustrate me, but it should frustrate him," The Sun quoted Swann, as saying. "Actually, I suppose it does frustrate me - you just think, 'what an idiot.' But I suppose a lot of people thought the same about me for a long time. Its not just being overweight, it's the reluctance to buy into the discipline. That was his downfall," he added. (ANI)