England's work on playing spin
England turned up in Asia trying to overcome their problems against spin. It hasn't worked.
Joe Root is averaging 79 against spin on England's Asian tour. Jos Buttler has him covered with 81. Including those two, England are averaging 28 as a team. The non Root and Buttler England batters - if you pardon my #RootMaths - average 17.5.
The next best was bowler who can bat a bit Dom Bess (33). That's nice, but if your top seven can't play spin, yo…
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