Draw in the end....well played Shiv, about 10 hours batting without getting out.
Boeta as the fount of all cricket knowledge do the Convicts have an up and coming leggie?
to be honest the australians have a real dearth of spinners now that warne, hogg and macgill have all retired in the past 18 months
beau casson is a left arm chinaman - so a leggie - and is the reserve spinner in the squad but his career performances so far say he is a long way from test standard.
the next best spinner in aus after macgill is probably bryce mcgain, who is a leggie. however, he is 35 years old and has played just one season of first-class cricket - but having spent years plying his trade in grade cricket he went very well in his debut season
a couple of years back there was a load of hype about offie dan cullen, but he's failed to live up to it and is battling for a state place let alone a national one.
all in all, other than mcgain the aussie spinners are just kids finding their way in the domestic game
however, they could use clarke as their spinner (if his back can hold) and play a four man pace attack with either noffke or hilfenhaus taking up that role - a very distinct possibility over the next year
I didn't realise Hogg had gone as well.....purveyors of chinaman are distinctly interesting....so lets see if Casson is up to it. I always liked watching Michael Bevan bowl....can't think Engalnd have ever had a chinaman bowler in my time.....it's always been thought the ball turning to leg is too easy for a right handed.
I used to like watching Garfield Sobers, because he could bowl chinaman as well as orthodox left arm spin....can't think why some of our legion of slow left armers haven't been a bit more adventurous.
