The art of spin bowling

Mark Chapman, Sir Alastair Cook, Jack Leach and, Phil Tufnell discuss the attitude towards spinners in England, how franchise cricket has affected the art of spin and whether England know what they want from their spinner heading into the summer.

How do you become a spinner? Is it down to the player or coach? Jack Leach and Phil Tufnell give insight into how they found themselves becoming spinners and, whether a batters’ attitude changes as you get older and as they get older.

As a spinner, what do you need from your captain? Is it blind faith? Is it protection if you are going for runs? The panel dive into the mind of a spin bowler and how they can adapt their game.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro and London Marathon

01:50 County Cricket’s substitute rule

04:03 The art of spin bowling

05:30 Captains and spinners

15:32 The nuance of spin

17:30 How did it start?

25:05 English attitude towards spin

33:26 When were you at your peak?

35:00 What if you started as a spin now?

38:20 The mental side

41:40 What do England want this summer?