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I Wont Be Careful, It Sucks, Says Swepson On No Spinners Fielded In SCG Test

Sydney Cricket Ground: Australia leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson has delivered a blunt assessment of spinners not being fielded in the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, saying this decision made by the team think-tank sucks. At a venue historically renowned for favoring slow bowlers, Australia fielded an all-pace attack, and overlooked a spin bowling option for the third time in the ongoing Ashes. It sucks, mate. I wont be careful, it sucks. Being a spin bowler I am obviously bias but I think weve seen it for a while now, seen it coming in (Sheffield) Shield cricket. We see less and less spin bowlers coming into games, particularly in certain parts of the country and I think thats what were now seeing in the Test arena. You see greener wickets, you see seam be the main source of wickets and its such a shame because I think theres a really good piece there, a spot for spin bowling in Test cricket, Swepson told reporters after playing for Melbourne Stars in their Big Bash League (BBL) game against Melbourne Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Swepson, who has played four Tests for Australia, further said he felt sad for off-spinner Todd Murphy not getting a chance to play in absence of injured Nathan Lyon. In other parts of the world its massive, its something I grew up on, watching Shane Warne around the wicket into pizzas (footmarks) at the SCG. It would be nice to bring that back but the way its going, at the moment, it looks like were going further and further away from that with the wickets were producing. I feel for Todd, hes a great bowler I am definitely a part of the spin brotherhood, Id love to see it come back. He also suggested groundsmen in Australias domestic games may be deliberately producing pace-friendly surfaces to eliminate tedious draws. I think for me, were too worried about the wickets flattening out and getting no results than we are it being a two-day Test or Shield game. It would be nice to bring that back but the way its going, at the moment, it looks like were going further and further away from that with the wickets were producing. I feel for Todd, hes a great bowler I am definitely a part of the spin brotherhood, Id love to see it come back. Also Read: Live Cricket Score I couldnt tell you the last time I played a Shield game like that so its a real shame, Id love to see it come back that way. But somewhere in the country has to be prepared to do that and make those sort of wickets, and I dont know who is going to do that first, or whether its a CA thing, he added. Article Source: IANS

4 Jan 2026 9:04 pm