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Yes, there is different advice and lots of information to take in. But I would say, for 3-4 weeks, you are making solid progress and can turn the ball. Try not to become obsessed with variations and think "I must bowl leg spin, googly, slider, top spinner and flipper all to perfection". If...

That's great, it seems like you have a natural aptitude for spin. You can already spin the ball, and that's half the battle. I would recommend the Philpott book The Art of Wrist Spin bowling, you can't go much wrong if you follow the advice in that book. If you enjoy it and have the passion...

Do you practice alone in the nets or always with a batsman? I love both, but I think when you're starting out then time alone is so useful to assess what happens after each delivery without a batsman there trying to clobber or smother it. I agree with Dave you should try to spin the ball...

Yeah I think you're right. I would love to know what the optimum ratio is so that you don't ruin the leg break. I think you are in the right ball park. I am thinking if I bowl two overs in the nets, I'll go 9 leggies, 2 flippers, 1 googly. Up until now I've been doing 10 leggies + 2 flippers...

I've been there, Dave. I got googly syndrome during my second season playing for Milton Keynes open uni, all of a sudden I couldn't land my leg break properly. I was struggling in a match so resorted to googlies, someone said "you should bowl more of them". I knew then that I had over...

Yeah, it's great to see new members and more chat going on. Talking of the dark side, I started bowling googlies in the nets again. I even bowled one in a match at the weekend, it was telegraphed and I think he picked it from the hand. He just watched and blocked it. The question is, do I...

That is the correct thing to do. If a batsman refuses to leave his crease and is trying to cut you off the back foot, bowl fuller and fuller until you're almost pitching it at their foot on leg stump. They've got nowhere to go.

This video explains it well, mate. Also, watch what other leg spinners do with their feet and legs. It's a big part of the action, not to be neglected. Your bowling looks great, though. I really like that flipper. If you notice, in that video your back leg goes right at the target.

A good drill for getting that back leg pivoting up and over the front leg is the standing start drill. I think you would really benefit from that.

I've watched a few of your videos, I like your action and you get good revs on the ball from what I can see. I am not a coach, but would observe that your back leg (the right leg) is pivoting around the front leg. The orthodox way is for the back leg to pivot up and over the braced front leg...

Bowl at whichever pace gives you the most dip, bounce and turn. Those are the ingredients for wickets.

All of my wickets have been taken while I've been wearing my Kylo Ren boxer shorts. I'm genuinely not into superstitious shit like this, but I'm going to have to wear them for every game.

Nice figures there, Dave - I'd kill for economy like that. Your early season pitches sound consistent with ours, not much bounce with all this rain around. I think it's helping me because on harder wickets my stock ball would turn and bounce past off, but it's turning less, bouncing less and...

Yeah, I'm really happy. I wanted some league wickets under my belt as the second team struggles to take wickets sometimes. I will probably get plenty of overs in the 2nds, and am also putting my name in for the Sunday friendlies which tend to be a fairly high standard from my point of view...

I had another 40 over league match today for the 2nd team away to the top team in the division (their 1st XI). I bowled 9 overs 0 maidens (standard haha) 51 runs 3 wickets. They got 196/4 from their forty overs. We were fielding first and the top order bowlers bowled fairly economically. One...

Great videos, doc.

I'm the only leggie at my club although there is a guy who mixes off spin and leg breaks. He's very good at it, doesn't turn them much but enough and is pretty quick through the air with excellent line and length. He gets a lot of wickets and doesn't go for many runs. There is also a left arm...

I've never bowled anyone around their legs. I don't think I've tried it. I might work on that one Warne had that pitched very fullish outside leg and spun sharply. I think that's what is required.

Must be worth a try bowling just outside off then cutting one across him.

It was starting to feel incrementally better but then flares up again, like during the match yesterday. The website says it's better to stay active but not overdo it. At the end of the day, the pain will dictate what I can do. I don't think there's much you can do with this type of injury.