{"id":17673,"date":"2024-01-30T13:56:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/england-in-india-brendon-mccullum-hints-at-possible-all-spin-bowling-attack-for-second-test-cricket-news\/30\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:56:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:56:57","slug":"england-in-india-brendon-mccullum-hints-at-possible-all-spin-bowling-attack-for-second-test-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/england-in-india-brendon-mccullum-hints-at-possible-all-spin-bowling-attack-for-second-test-cricket-news\/30\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"England in India: Brendon McCullum hints at possible all-spin bowling attack for second Test | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Head coach Brendon McCullum has hinted England could go &#8220;quids in&#8221; and field an entire attack of spinners in the second Test against India.<\/p>\n<p>After claiming an unforgettable victory in the curtain-raiser at Hyderabad, where sole seamer Mark Wood bowled 25 overs without opening his account on a slow turner, nothing is being ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>Going into a five-day game with just one pace option looked a remarkably bold move a week ago but, with 18 of India&#8217;s 20 wickets falling to spin and the other two to run-outs, the Kiwi is mischievously flirting with an even more maverick selection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"0100eb0d-d2da-430d-a4c4-cc1b35c2fde1\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_0100eb0d-d2da-430d-a4c4-cc1b35c2fde1\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Ben Stokes hailed Tom Hartley after the spinner&#8217;s seven-wicket haul led England to victory over India in the first Test<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After watching Lancashire&#8217;s Tom Hartley take nine on debut, including a decisive 7-62 on the final day, he is entertaining the idea of throwing another newcomer into the mix if India serve up a spinner&#8217;s paradise in Visakhapatnam on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-year-old Shoaib Bashir only touched down in the country at the weekend, with his arrival delayed by visa issues related to his Pakistani heritage, but is already under consideration to make an unprecedented five-pronged spin unit alongside Hartley, Jack Leach, Rehan Ahmed and Joe Root.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"d4cd0d4c-ddf6-40b4-b9f0-414006f5394a\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton assess Tom Hartley's match-winning performance against 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data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/24\/01\/768x432\/skysports-atherton-hussain_6436476.jpg\" alt=\"Atherton, Hussain on Hartley - Sky Sports Cricket Podcast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/24\/01\/768x432\/skysports-atherton-hussain_6436476.jpg 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/24\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-atherton-hussain_6436476.jpg?20240128221454\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_d4cd0d4c-ddf6-40b4-b9f0-414006f5394a\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton assess Tom Hartley&#8217;s match-winning performance against India and what impact captain Ben Stokes had on the debutant<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He comes into the calculations,&#8221; McCullum told New Zealand&#8217;s <em>SENZ Radio<\/em>. &#8220;If the wickets continue to spin as much as we saw in the first Test, as the series goes on we won&#8217;t be afraid to play all spinners, or a balance of what we&#8217;ve got.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll have a look at conditions and make a call. You&#8217;re not going to get every call right, especially over here &#8211; it&#8217;s hard to read some of the wickets. But we&#8217;ll make a decision and go quids in on trying to commit to that. 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class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Ben Stokes says the victory over India was the best win under his tenure so far considering the opposition and state of the match<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>What are England&#8217;s other options? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Playing at least one fast bowler is still the likelier outcome, with the ability to change the pace of the game still a valuable string to captain Ben Stokes&#8217; bow and the country&#8217;s record wicket-taker James Anderson eager to get into the series, although Somerset off-spinner Bashir earned rave reviews in the recent training camp in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bash was obviously with us during our camp in Abu Dhabi and he really impressed with his skillset,&#8221; McCullum said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a great kid, he&#8217;s got an infectious personality and it was good to have him around us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s fitted in seamlessly within the group and he&#8217;s a guy who&#8217;s got an immense amount of enthusiasm, albeit at a young age and pretty limited in his first-class experience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/23\/12\/768x432\/skysports-shoaib-bashir-somerset_6390236.jpg?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/23\/12\/768x432\/skysports-shoaib-bashir-somerset_6390236.jpg?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/23\/12\/768x432\/skysports-shoaib-bashir-somerset_6390236.jpg?w=150&resize=150 150w, 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he was a guy who we looked at and thought, &#8216;He&#8217;s got some skills which could assist us in these conditions&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you see guys you think are good enough, and who you think are going to suit the conditions, it&#8217;s sort of horses for courses. Sometimes, you&#8217;ve got to be a little bit brave with selections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>How will India respond?<\/h3>\n<p>England are ready for anything India&#8217;s groundstaff throw at them in the coming weeks, with wicketkeeper Ben Foakes recalling the &#8220;horrific wickets&#8221; that greeted them on their previous Test tour.<\/p>\n<p>The tourists found themselves in a similar position three years ago, 1-0 up after winning the series opener, and proceeded to lose the next three by crushing margins as the pitches in Chennai and Ahmedabad offered extravagant turn from the off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"b1648dc6-8bab-4dfc-a31b-5990084db387\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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I don&#8217;t know [if it will be the same again] but it will be interesting to see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\">England Test series in India 2024<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sdc-article-factbox__list\">\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">First Test &#8211; England win by 28 runs in Hyderabad<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Second Test &#8211; February 2-6 (Vizag)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Third Test &#8211; February 15-19 (Rajkot)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Fourth Test &#8211; February 23-27 (Ranchi)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Fifth Test &#8211; March 7-11 (Dharamshala)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Foakes feels confident England are now able to win a trial by spin, with the tourists batting best against the turning ball in Hyderabad in their remarkable comeback victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the way some of the lads have played it with their sweep shots can definitely counter the extreme spin,&#8221; Foakes added. &#8220;Obviously Popey put on a bit of a masterclass in how to do that, so I think quite a few of the lads have a game plan that will do well on those pitches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"e15262f1-dc7b-40cf-8a2e-60e03a61f6c6\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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