Aussies spinning into trouble
Australia's insistence on using Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds as their spinners, rather than the specialist Brad Hogg, is hurting them significantly at the ICC World Twenty20, as Peter Roebuck explains in the Sydney Morning Herald .
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
Australia's insistence on using Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds as their spinners, rather than the specialist Brad Hogg, is hurting them significantly at the ICC World Twenty20, as Peter Roebuck explains in the Sydney Morning Herald.
As the Pakistanis rattled along, Adam Gilchrist must have wished he had Brad Hogg's more potent brew at his disposal. Arguably, Hogg's batting was also missed as the tailenders swished away like a drunken headmaster. Not that it was easy for the Australians to change a team that has been serving them well. Nevertheless, spin has been to the foremost in this Twenty20. As with the film industry, it is often written off but refuses to die. Not for the first time, Daniel Vettori has been as dangerous as any paceman.
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here