spinner
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The answer, at least for now, has been to choose four frontline seamers and omit a specialist spinner, with Dan Lawrence offering some part-time off-breaks if required.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ali Usman - 4 - These were not conditions for a spinner so hard to judge fairly.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Clearly, there will be times when England need a frontline spinner, but there is no consistently Test-class spinner in the country right now.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Bates, an uncapped Australian spinner, finished as the tournament's joint-leading wicket-taker with 13, at an average of 14.46, while Phillips has bucked the general trend by standing out as an English domestic player.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“But if we’re going to play Sherlock Holmes, we need to go spin that spinner and dig up more clues.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
"They asked if we would bowl our spinners to finish the game," added Alleyne.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
As India needed 49 from the final four overs, Ireland shut the door firmly as spinners Gareth Delany and Humphreys cleaned up the tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
They are the current T20 World Cup holders but were flummoxed by England's spinners and doubtless their opponents at the tournament will have taken note.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
This time around England were ruthless when they got themselves into a strong position, their spinners building dot-ball pressure and the lack of scoring opportunities scrambling the minds of the Kiwi batters.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“It is quite fortúnate you found us. It would have taken much time to free two spinners from King Gorger’s prisons unnoticed, and we have no time to waste,” said Ripred to Gox.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
