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it's amazing how basic technical things can get away from you - I was bowling in the nets yesterday and turning absolutely nowt, I eventually realised that I really wasn't rotating my wrist at all, as soon as I made a point of emphasising it as I spun the ball pre-delivery, I started turning it...

yeah, they definitely do it after a few dot balls, especially if struggling with turn - it's a Get out of jail move. Batsmen on my own team give me the charge all the time in nets, and very often fail to get to the pitch - unfortunately in games it tends to lead to a missed stumping. I think...

good question, and while I definitely get a feeling that I'm about to get charged, I'm not sure what the cue is, and I don't normally react to it in time if I'm bowling wristpin - if I'm bowling SLA, I'll send it wide, but my action for wristspin seems a lot more "grooved". Thinking about it, I...

I've got a fairly low action & see it fairly often when I'm on song - I'm also making a big effort to keep my head up during release and follow-through to mitigate my tendency to fall away to leg, which probably helps with seeing it. Just finishing 3 months of indoor nets and oddly while the...

If you find anything that helps I'd love to hear it - I don't get the yips as such, but I definitely tense up, which is really unhelpful for legspin - I bowl best when I'm really loose & relaxed. You should hear my Mrs! I do take my fitness pretty seriously now, and my desire to play cricket...

For the midweek t20 side I turn out for, not really - it's a development XI & my ability to drive & give lifts would be enough to earn my spot, being able to deliver 4 legal overs quick enough to avoid playing in the dark is a bonus. Being able to umpire & not minding batting 11 doesn't do any...

I've read endless discussions on this subject on this forum and elsewhere - everyone agrees that high revs are essential, and then argue for ages about the seam position - the "it's just Magnus Force" hardliners arguing that the seam is irrelevant, others saying it's very important. I'm more...

Spin bowling all rounders, or even good part timers are so valuable - I'm a big fan of Heads bowling, he's a pretty complete spinner for a part timer, but he'd be even better if left handed. I'd be disappointed to see Australia become a venue where you can routinely go without a specialist...

Very kind of you, but I should be OK - my bro had let his TNT Sports subscription lapse, the selfish ************, but he's seen sense now that we're playing NZ, so I should be able to catch a bit of the day-nighter - likely to be more interesting than what transpires over the Tasman. I wonder if...

Watching your side go around the park is one of the more dispiriting experiences that sport has to offer - I'd rather watch my team get skittled out any day of the week.

I'd probably have more to say if Kuldeep was along, but I'll stick my head in

Has it really flattened out that much? Hard to see from the limited highlights over here in Pom country

I've never seen anything quite like it - it looks like someone who only bowls at nets, except he's heading for all-timer status! I love that cricket can still produce a top-level performer with technique like nothing you've seen before

Hi Ishnair - great to see another left-arm wristspinner around, there's not many of us! I would highly recommend that you repost this into the Wrist Spin Bowling Thread - there's some pretty knowledgable people in there. I'm still pretty much a beginner myself, only bowling seriously a...

Maybe I have unrealistic expectations, but this just seems such a weird vibe to me, so clique-ish and unwelcoming - if numbers were limited, why not just say so? English cricket definitely leans one way politically and I suspect we're both on the minority side; that said there's quite a few...

Maybe I have unrealistic expectations, but this just seems such a weird vibe to me, so clique-ish and unwelcoming - if numbers were limited, why not just say so? English cricket definitely leans one way politically and I suspect we're both on the minority side; that said there's quite a few...

I didn't know that 😀 Has he mentioned this in one of his many masterclasses?

I should probably try to use more precise terminology - as you note, slider seems to be used for any straight flat ball from a wristspinner. I suppose the term can be useful for a non-thumb-generated backspinner? I might try to collect some examples - often tricky as a lot of highlights...

I haven't seen the classic flipper for a good while - a lot of mislabelled backspinners, but not a lot of thumb action. Is it possible that other backspinners have edged out the flipper a bit? I think they are a bit easier to bowl and disguise, and while not offering quite the same zip as Warne...

This is really helpful ,and I think very relevant to my bowling. How long did it take you to get used to doing this?