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If you wanted to field 2 spinners in the same team are you better not having 2 fingers spinners or 2 wrist spinners and opting for a mix?
Why do we (England) pick a spinner who we are constantly told 'does not turn it much'?
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Spin died a death until warne and muralitheran came along. it's only now that we start to see spinners on the world stage. in the 80's everyone wanted to bowl like the west indies and the crop of talent coming through all bowled fast. Also a spin bowler can go for a lot of runs. It's very difficult to bowl spin well. So most youngsters get discouraged and change to 'seam ' or 'fast' which arguably suit English conditions better. Also a lot depends on the pitch. if the pitch is taking spin then you'll change. I saw defreitus change from bowling fast to bowling spin and he bowled John embrury in a county game a few years ago doing so.... and it was because the pitch was taking spin that he was succesful, not because he could spin the ball a mile!
Why do England selectors pick usless sponners? Well basically all post war spinnrs have been from a similar mould. Embury, Tufnell,Edmunds,such,salisbury (leg spin but useless) and croft (the big spinners post 70's) and so on all come from similar stock. Whilst they were all test class none were really world class or capable of winning a match on their own, with the possible exception of tuffers.
Why can't the bowlers spin it,
Coaching from an early age and grass roots set up, captains havinbg faith and using spin as an attacking option, England selectors continuing with the captains bum boy,covered pitches, etc etc ( i could go on ....)
http://www.world-a-team.com/showthre...pinner+mystery http://www.world-a-team.com/showthre...hlight=spinner