Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley and Rehan Ahmed pose England with a rare quandary over spin bowling | Cricket News

If there is one positive to come from England’s tour of India, it is that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum know they now have a surfeit of spin options enjoyed by few other Test captains or head coaches in the team’s history. In a country where conditions mean seam tends to dominate and spinners have,…

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India vs England player ratings: Zak Crawley, Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir show promise in series defeat for tourists | Cricket News

After India beat England in Dharamshala to clinch the five-match Test series 4-1, we take a look at which of Ben Stokes players soared and who struggled. Zak Crawley – 7/10 Image: Zak Crawley smashed 79 off 108 balls during the fifth and final Test in Dharamshala Opener Crawley top scored for England in the…

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England name Tom Hartley in spin-dominated team to face India in first Test | Cricket News

Lancashire’s Tom Hartley is set to make his England debut in the first Test against India in a team dominated by spinners. Left-armer Hartley joins the established Jack Leach and teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in an attack that suggests the tourists expect lavish turn, with Joe Root a fourth spin option. Mark Wood has been…

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