Dylan Cleaver wrote a thought-provoking piece yesterday (I'd highly recommend his substack newsletter) about spinners, and how badly we've failed with progressing them and using them. There were 199 Test wickets between the spinners on this tour: Michael Bracewell (24), Ajaz Patel (63), Mitchell Santner (53), Rachin Ravindra (10), Glenn Phillips (19) and Kane Williamson (30). Stead would call that depth, I'd call it a complete failure to pick and stick with the right people, or to sufficiently develop a top banana.
I’ve read his substack pieces before, they’re quality. Will check this out.
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Looking back, that 2018-19 win in the UAE should have proved the value of developing specialist spinners with lots of work in FC, but I think it instead convinced Kane/Stead that they could save slow bowlers exclusively for the SC without thinking too much about their career trajectories. Wagner and CdG being very good support bowlers played its part too.
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Something to ponder over I guess. Santner proved his value in Bangladesh last year, but those were square turners compared to the more classic subcontinent track this one is; there’s definitely assistance for a spinner but you have to consistently hit the right areas.
