Graeme Swann winds up Australia Test man Ed Cowan

Swann strikes first blow in the phoney Ashes war by winding up Cowan By Peter Hayter PUBLISHED: 22:33 GMT, 27 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:03 GMT, 27 April 2013 DM.has('shareLink', 'shareLinks', { 'id': '2315938', 'title': 'Swann strikes first blow in the phoney Ashes war by winding up Cowan', 'url': 'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2315938/Graeme-Swann-winds-Australia-Test-man-Ed-Cowan.html', 'eTwitterStatus': 'Graeme%20Swann%20winds%20up%20Australia%20Test%20man%20Ed%20Cowan%20http://bit.ly/ZVOdiJ%20via%20@MailOnline' }); Graeme Swann appears to have won the first skirmish in the pre-Ashes phoney war by duping Ed Cowan into believing the spinner and fellow Nottinghamshire team-mate Stuart Broad have been ordered by England not to bowl to the Aussie opener in the county's nets. Cowan, named in the 16-man Ashes squad to face England, has begun a seven Championship-match stint for Notts, played alongside Broad against Derbyshire and will link up with Swann against Durham tomorrow when the off-spinner returns after the elbow surgery that forced him to miss England's Test series in New Zealand. Having a laugh: Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann But Swann may have some talking to do first as Cowan seems to have fallen victim to his notorious sense of mischief Continue reading →