The growing skill of Mitchell Swepson in recent years has come as a delight to many: those who instinctively just want a leg spinner…
The growing skill of Mitchell Swepson in recent years has come as a delight to many: those who instinctively just want a leg spinner…
Spin bowlers from overseas haven’t had a great time of it in Australia, certainly not in recent years. That said, there have been some…
After frequently being cowed by spinners in ODI cricket over the past two years, Australia’s batsmen have made the bold move of attacking the…
When the first ‘prudential’ World Cup started in 1975 very few of the teams had any meaningful preparation prior to the event. There was…
Dean Jones has often wondered why Australia don't pick batsmen for sub-continental Test tours who are better suited against spin, and Steve Smith is…
Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne, the two most successful bowlers in the history of Test cricket, were no strangers to courting controversy during their…
I'm going to get straight to the point here: school cricket is killing the future spinners of Australia. Now that's out of the way,…
Being a patron of the dark arts, it warmed my heart to see David Warner imitate Shane Warne and rip a couple of wrist…
Nathan Lyon's a pretty laidback character. A groundsman first picked for South Australia after doing well in the nets, Lyon impressed in the Twenty20…
You have to feel for Mark Craig. The New Zealand off-spinner has endured a rough time in Australia, taking a combined 6-438 in Brisbane…
You have to feel for Mark Craig. The New Zealand off-spinner has endured a rough time in Australia, taking a combined 6-438 in Brisbane…
You have to feel for Mark Craig. The New Zealand off-spinner has endured a rough time in Australia, taking a combined 6-438 in Brisbane…
Five years since the retirement of its greatest exponent, Australian captains have forgotten how to use spin bowling, and at times seem to forget…
Five years since the retirement of its greatest exponent, Australian captains have forgotten how to use spin bowling, and at times seem to forget…
Five years since the retirement of its greatest exponent, Australian captains have forgotten how to use spin bowling, and at times seem to forget…
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Delving into the World Cup archives and surfacing with the ten spells that have been written into tournament folklore. 10. Eddo Brandes 4/21 vs…
Shane Warne was a talent so rare that it may be generations before another of his ilk is found. Yet Australia's blind hope that…
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Australia's slow bowling stocks have been deemed dire enough for the game's custodians to call for a "spin summit" at Cricket Australia's Centre of…
NSW skipper Dominic Thornely admits shattered ex-Test spinner Beau Casson may be tempted to walk away from the game after being ordered out of…
Youngster Phillip Hughes is in line to make his Test debut for Australia later this month after being named in a 14-man squad for…
For someone once so maligned in cricket circles, things certainly are falling into place for Nathan Hauritz. Australian captain Ricky Ponting backed the off-spinner…
[caption id="attachment_20860" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Shane Warne, Image: Jenny Evans, AAP"][/caption] As a member of the spinners fraternity, I must say it has come as…
[caption id="attachment_20860" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Shane Warne, Image: Jenny Evans, AAP"][/caption] As a member of the spinners fraternity, I must say it has come as…
[caption id="attachment_20860" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Shane Warne, Image: Jenny Evans, AAP"][/caption] As a member of the spinners fraternity, I must say it has come as…
The growing skill of Mitchell Swepson in recent years has come as a delight to many: those who instinctively just want a leg spinner…
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John (Dinga?) The media at the time says it was jerky at the point of release but if u see this YouTube video – Cricket …(more)