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England Spinner Jack Leach Ruled Out Of IND vs ENG 2nd Test With Knee Injury

Jack Leach, the most experienced spinner in England's squad has been ruled out of the second Test against India. England's Jack Leach “He's ruled out of the second Test. Now that Leach is not there in Visakhapatnam, it leaves England's spin attack with a collective experience of three Tests - Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley. The spin-friendly pitches and the …

England’s lack of spin options may force them into rejigging their bowling attack for the Ashes series against Australia following Jack Leach’s unavailability through injury, former England captain Michael Atherton said. “For years now, with the County Championship pushed to the margins of the season, counties have had no incentive to produce or play spinners and the county game has …

Chinks in Cheteshwar Pujara's armour: Why is India's 'Mr Dependable' struggling against spin?

Cheteshwar Pujara is considered India's best player of spin bowling. Change in defence: Throughout the tour of Australia, Cheteshwar Pujara had relied on a simple strategy -- stepping out to play the defensive stroke against Nathan Lyon. In the second innings of the same Test, Pujara stays at his crease, doesn't take a big stride even as the ball was …

IND vs ENG: Leach keen to learn subtleties of spin bowling from Ashwin, Axar

By his own admission, England's Jack Leach is in awe of the exploits of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel during the pink ball Test and he is eager to learn the nuances of spin bowling from the Indian duo in the fourth and final match, starting on Thursday. "When you see players having so much success, like Ravichandran Ashwin, who …

England off-spinner Dom Bess rated the wicket of India skipper Virat Kohli as one of the best of his burgeoning career and said his team is in a "great seat" after day three of the first Test with the pitch expected to spin more. The England offie, who is playing his 13th Test and took 12 wickets in the recent …

India vs. England first Test | Bess has the Indians in a spin, puts England in the driver’s seat

A natural riding on his skills, he shimmied down and struck the ball with brutal force. Indeed, Pant’s 88-ball 91 was the highlight of the third day’s play even as England, led by off-spinner Dom Bess’ four-wicket haul, took a firm grip on the first Test at the M.A. The loop in Bess’ delivery was the principal reason Ajinkya Rahane …

Can England spin a surprise?

Thrice have England won a Test series in India after Independence --- 3-1 in 1976-77, 2-1 in 1984-85 and 2-1 in 2012-13. On that 2016-17 tour, where England relied on leg-spinner Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali’s off-break, India notched their best ever series win at home: 4-0. Dom Bess and Jack Leach celebrate Sobered by that defeat, England have brought …

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Left-arm spin in an India-England Test series often throws up two names — Ashley Giles and Monty Panesar. England has already discussed the idea of exploring the leg-side angle and Leach’s work ethics could well turn him into a magician. READ: 'Captaincy and decision making are natural to Root' England batsman Tom Banton, who is part of the limited-overs setup, …

It was former England captain Nasser Hussain, who orchestrated this move of Giles to constantly bowl outside leg-stump. Now, 20 years later, England have another left-arm spinner in their ranks in Jack Leach, who will be playing his first Test on Indian soil. It's something that we've talked about in Sri Lanka, things like changing our angles and being adaptable …