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Monty Panesar: I used to lie and say I was from Bedford

When he was growing up, former England cricketer Monty Panesar was ashamed to admit he came from Luton.

鈥淲hen I used to play cricket and people would ask me where I was from, I鈥檇 say Bedford,鈥 he said.

But in the past few years, Monty says he鈥檚 changed his mind. He thinks Luton is on the up and says he is fed up with it being criticised.

In a special report for 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live, the left-arm spinner wanted to show why Luton no longer deserves its bad reputation.

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