MARTIN JOHNSON

When it comes to establishing where English cricket currently stands in turning out top-quality spin bowlers, you’d have to say that life after Swann has been one long gaggle of ugly ducklings. So much so that the next David Attenborough programme to focus on an endangered species may well revolve around the sad story of England’s disappearing twirly men.
It’s now the thick end of five years since Graeme Swann retired, and who knows whether making the announcement in the middle of an Ashes series – like a boxer quitting on his stool – sent ...