Australia’s decision to go without a specialist spinner at the SCG stunned fans and experts. It’s the first time it’s happened in 138 years, and looked like a huge mistake as the home team’s quicks and seamers struggled against Root and Brook.
Specialist spin has been largely ignored by both teams in this series and leggie Mitch Swepson (pictured)
, who has played four Tests, is not happy.
‘I won’t be careful – it sucks,’ he said.
‘I’m obviously biased, but I think we’ve seen it coming in Sheffield Shield cricket.
‘We see less and less spin bowlers coming into the game, particularly in certain parts of the country, and that’s what we’re now seeing a little bit with the Test arena.
‘We’re seeing greener wickets and seam being the main source of wickets, and it’s such a shame because there’s definitely a spot for spin bowling in Test cricket.’
