Monty must be an all-rounder - Fletcher

Duncan Fletcher has underlined the need for Monty Panesar to develop into an all-round cricketer if he is to establish himself as England's No 1 spinner.

Despite being relatively inexperienced for a spinner, Panesar has claimed 17 wickets in his first seven Tests, including a match-winning haul of five for 72 to help England claim an emphatic innings and 120 runs victory over Pakistan in the second npower Test at Old Trafford.

But before Panesar can think about edging ahead of Ashley Giles in the pecking order, coach Fletcher is adamant he must first improve the other parts of his game to make an all-round contribution for England. "I think Monty is a very good bowler, but we have to produce 11 players who can produce two of the departments efficiently, whoever is playing for England," stressed Fletcher.

"I still have slight reservations about his batting and his fielding, but he's an outstanding bowler and doing a job for us because there's no-one else at the moment who can fulfil that role.

"He needs to work hard at it because if you work hard at your fielding you can really improve that a great deal. It's not easy to turn you into a No 6 batter, but I just think you need to work at those two areas."

Fletcher believes Panesar could do worse than look at the example of Yorkshire seamer Matthew Hoggard, who has worked tirelessly to transform himself into a determined batsman who at the very least is hard to dismiss.

"Monty has improved on his fielding and his batting, but it's not that easy," conceded Fletcher. "If you remember what Hoggard was like, he had to improve his batting and he's really worked at it.

"He's come along from what he was because he was definitely a No 11. He's held up an end and got a few guys through to 100 and that's what you're asking of these individuals."