[2] The reality was that in his subsequent Test career, Salisbury's tally of twenty wickets cost almost 77 runs apiece.
[1] Salisbury was born in Northampton, England, and made his first-class debut for Sussex in 1989, taking the wicket of Ian Austin in both innings.
The muddled selectoral thinking which affected Salisbury and other England players in this era was epitomised with his next test appearance against India in 1993.
Salisbury eventually joined the party as a net bowler, but for the first Test at Kolkata, in spin-friendly conditions, Salisbury was picked as the only specialist spin bowler, elevated ahead of Phil Tufnell and John Emburey, even though he had not been included in the original tour party.
When he finally picked up his solitary wicket of the series, a Daily Telegraph correspondent cruelly wrote: "It was as if a backward child had suddenly learned how to spell his name and deserved a treat."
In successive seasons his bowling average improved: 31.20, 22.89, 22.19, and in 2000 he took 52 wickets at just 18.92, including a career-best 8–60 (and 11–101 in the match) at The Oval against Somerset.
In 2006, Salisbury enjoyed the lower standard of cricket to be found in the County Championship's second division, and formed a decent spin partnership with Nayan Doshi, that played an important role in Surrey's promotion campaign.
In November 2007, Salisbury signed a two-year contract with Warwickshire – following the county's failed attempt to lure Mushtaq Ahmed in the summer.