Mark Chapman is joined by Sir Alastair Cook, Jack Leach and, Phil Tufnell.

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In the annals of England spin-bowling blunders at Adelaide Oval, favourite haunt of Nathan Lyon, this was not quite 2021 – but it wasn’t far off. Rewind four years. Few can forget that Ollie Robinson ...

The Indian Premier League is known for big hitters and high scoring matches, but spin bowling always plays a key role in deciding games. Most of the games take place on pitches where the bowl turn and ...

As cricketing tasks go, you can file bowling spin in Australia under ‘thankless’. So much so that there’s a strong chance England will not bother to play a specialist spinner in at least one of the ...

Krunal has been one of RCB’s key bowlers in IPL 2026. He has used different methods to trouble batters, including surprise ...

Australia has always had a reputation for its fast bowlers, men who charge in and bowl fast, with bounce and aggressive intent. The pitches, which often (but certainly not always) provide pace and ...

Tom Smith played in the T20 Blast for Gloucestershire last summer England have appointed former Gloucestershire bowler Tom Smith as their spin-bowling coach for this summer. The former left-arm ...

Former England spin bowling great Ashley Giles has unsurprisingly been a keen observer of the sensational Test series this summer between England and India, with the tourists forcing a 2-2 draw after ...

The Legendary Richie Benaud in his book Over but Not out wrote “Spin bowling is one of the great challenges in the game of cricket. Do it well and it can be a marvellous experience, have a setback or ...

England have appointed former Gloucestershire bowler Tom Smith as their spin-bowling coach for this summer. The former left-arm spinner joins Charlotte Edwards' coaching team for a summer that ...