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R Ashwin: The Modern Five-For King

February 23, 2021

R Ashwin the cricket nerd. R Ashwin the Youtuber. R Ashwin the all-rounder…all are in danger of obscuring R Ashwin the taker of Test wickets, and in particular the taker of Test five-fors.

England have hired the experienced and skilful off-spinner Jeetan Patel (middle) for the T20I leg of the tour of New Zealand. He’ll replace former Pakistan stalwart Saqlain Mushtaq (left) as spin bowling consultant - but the ECB’s 5-year-long failur… — England have hired the experienced and skilful off-spinner Jeetan Patel (middle) for the T20I leg of the tour of New Zealand. He’ll replace former Pakistan stalwart Saqlain Mushtaq (left) as spin bowling consultant - but the ECB’s 5-year-long failure to replace Mushtaq Ahmed (right) as permanent spin bowling coach is inexcusable.

England, Hire A Spin Coach Already!

October 22, 2019

England’s men haven't had a full-time spin bowling coach for 5 years. So why does the world's second-richest board maintain a short-sighted policy of hiring temporary consultants to fix a permanent shortcoming?