Australia’s spin drought
Australia may not see another decent Test spinner for 15 years because it has forgotten how to raise them, writes the Courier-Mail’s Robert Craddock after speaking to the spin coach Terry Jenner.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Australia may not see another decent Test spinner for 15 years because it has forgotten how to raise them, writes the Courier-Mail’s Robert Craddock after speaking to the spin coach Terry Jenner.
When Shane Warne bowled legspinners to motor racing ace Lewis Hamilton in a promotion this week it was enough to moisten the eyes of Australian cricket fans. That's because apart from the Indian Premier League it will be the last time Warne bowls to an Englishman all year. It's been just over two years since he retired and the six spinners chosen in his place have suffered all sorts of physical and psychological damage.
In the Age Richard Hinds looks at the Bryce McGain conundrum. "Is it better to have bowled and been tonked than never to have bowled at all?"
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo