The state of spin bowling in England — told through the eyes of three bowlers

The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join.It is one of English cricket’s biggest problems — the apparent and perennial dearth of top-quality spin bowling in the red-ball game.It is an issue that led England to pluck Shoaib Bashir from virtual county obscurity two years ago and groom him to be their Ashes spinner, only to lose their nerve when his moment came. Instead, they turned to Will Jacks, a batter who bowls off-spin as a second suit.Advertisement