Shaun Udal: Ex-England spinner fears Parkinson's deterioration

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Image caption, Shaun Udal's career high was taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in a famous Test win in India

Former England spinner Shaun Udal fears his 笔补谤办颈苍蝉辞苍鈥檚 condition may seriously deteriorate after losing access to some of his vital treatment.

Ex-Hampshire and Middlesex player Udal, 51, revealed last April that he has the progressive neurological condition.

His muscular reactivation treatment has been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been challenging,鈥 Udal told 麻豆约拍 Radio Solent. 鈥淭here鈥檚 been a marked difference in my shakes.鈥

Udal played four Tests in 2005 and 2006 as well as 11 one-day internationals between 1994 and 2005.

He received a huge swathe of support from around the cricketing world after confirming his 笔补谤办颈苍蝉辞苍鈥檚 diagnosis on social media.

has three main symptoms - involuntary shaking, slow movement and stiff and inflexible muscles.

鈥淭hankfully I鈥檓 not at the back-end stage, but the muscle reactivation treatment was really helping me with my speech and the dragging of my legs,鈥 Udal said.

鈥淗aving that was really paramount to my weekly routine, helping me get through relatively pain-free.

鈥淏ut that鈥檚 been stopped for three weeks now and I鈥檓 really noticing the difference. It鈥檚 impacting my day-to-day life in terms of talking and walking.

鈥淚鈥檓 dropping more cups of tea and glasses of wine - which is a first for me,鈥 he joked.

Off-spinner Udal retired from playing in 2010 having bagged more than 800 first-class wickets.

He also collected the prized scalp of Sachin Tendulkar among his eight Test victims as in 2006.

Udal hopes to be able to able to resume his muscle reactivation treatment as soon as resources allow.

鈥淚t鈥檚 nobody鈥檚 fault,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just how things are at the moment and a lot of other people are going through more serious things. I just have to find a way through it.

鈥淚 certainly don鈥檛 want to go down the heavy drugs route, but the old British Bulldog spirit has to come through and make sure I keep fighting.鈥