Very biased reporting

Quote from: Nbodger on December 09, 2025, 12:14:52 PMVery biased reporting

Sledging is the Aussie National pastime, don't forget

England so desperately need at least one decent spin bowler. Most countries' spin bowlers strike fear into batsmen but I reckon other teams just relish it when England turn to spin. It's been too long since the likes of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Monty Panesar and, going back some, Graeme Swann and Derek Underwood

Quote from: Newportnobby on Today at 03:08:26 PMEngland so desperately need at least one decent spin bowler. Most countries' spin bowlers strike fear into batsmen but I reckon other teams just relish it when England turn to spin. It's been too long since the likes of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Monty Panesar and, going back some, Graeme Swann and Derek Underwood

I would tend to agree. I think that spin bowling at the very least can be used as a tool to break the monotony of continued pace and, perhaps, encourage batsmen to open up and with that make mistakes. At its best spin is a devastating tool specially if combined with an "encouraging" pitch.
I'm not sure England trust Bashir after he somehow got ahead of Jack Leach in the pecking order but he is young and he's played hardly any cricket lately after injury.
Maybe it's time to give someone like Rehan Ahmed of Leicestershire a try with the added bonus that he can bat.

Remember john emburey who could bat as well 1986 tour
 Who extracted bounce and turn in tandem
With Phil Edmonds


Older members may remember Fred titmus.

Geoff Miller effective oon the 78 /79 tour
Phil tufnell 6 at Sydney 1995
Graene Swann held ends and 2013 caused issues with turn

Ashley Giles


Let's see how the batting goes in the early hours once the two final wickets have fallen

Quote from: crewearpley40 on Today at 03:56:25 PMRemember john emburey, Phil Edmonds,
Fred titmus, Geoff Miller, Phil tufnell, Ashley Giles

Me Grandad told me about them