<p>As Ravindra Jadeja's struggles in the Old Blighty continue, questions remain as to whether India's premier spinner will find a place in the starting XI for the second Test against England at Edgbaston which starts on Wednesday (July 2).</p><p>For the records, the 36-year-old spin-bowling all-rounder has taken just 28 wickets from the 13 Test matches that he has played in England and does not have a single five-wicket haul to his name. </p><p>His strike-rate is a dismal 102.6 which is more than 17 overs for one wicket.</p>.Duckett's path to redemption.<p>Jadeja's inability to make decisive inroads on the fifth-day Headingley track raised the question why he could not be as effective as he is on Indian turners.</p><p>On the final day of the opening Test, he bowled 24 overs and managed 1/102 as Ben Ducket attempted more than 30 reverse sweeps with fair degree of success and it can be attributed to the natural speed of Jadeja's deliveries.</p><p>He could not turn the ball from the rough created outside Duckett's off-stump by the Indian pacers.</p>.England's Ali school of cricket.<p>If one looks at classical left-arm Test spinners from India - from legendary Bishan Singh Bedi to the talented duo of Maninder Singh and Murali Kartik, all of them gave more revolutions to the ball and imparted a lot of side-spin while bowling in England.</p><p>In case of Jadeja his natural speed while landing the ball on the rough is becoming a problem, feels a lot of analysts.</p><p>"If a batter is intent on playing reverse sweep, he always likes pace on the deliveries. It then becomes easy to execute when those deliveries land on the rough outside the left-handed batter's off-stump," a former left-arm spinner, who has extensive knowledge of English conditions but did not wish to be named, was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.</p><p>"If you observe minutely, deliveries bowled with a certain speed on the rough won't turn. That was specifically what happened with Jadeja. He never reduced the pace on deliveries."</p><p>Why Bishan Bedi or even Maninder Singh were successful at Leeds on the 1986 tour? Maninder had figures of 4/26 in little over 16 overs on a damp fourth morning.</p><p>The reason was that their natural speed was on the slower side.</p><p>That allowed them to put more revs on the ball, keep it hanging in the air to create deception. To execute reverse sweep, the batter had to fetch the ball. If the pace is slow, the ball will jump and turn after hitting the rough, denying the batter any chance to use the pace.</p><p>In case of Jadeja, the problem is his muscle memory. He is so used to hitting the same area with more or less identical speeds, slowing it down considerably can lead to losing the length and bowling more hittable balls.</p><p>His arm speed needs to remain same as slowing the arm speed will also lead to slower release which is not allowed</p><p>Left-arm spinners can historically face challenges while bowling up slope and have problems with landing.</p><p>Edgbaston will be a different challenge and Jadeja knows it too well as in 2022, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root flayed him in the second innings where he went for 62 in 18.4 wicket-less overs.</p><p>Jadeja's sound batting makes him a sought-after all-rounder, but his bowling has to come through in remaining games.</p><p>Edgbaston is primarily a good batting strip and this is one ground where the team management might think twice before playing Jadeja. </p><p>(With inputs from PTI)</p>
<p>As Ravindra Jadeja's struggles in the Old Blighty continue, questions remain as to whether India's premier spinner will find a place in the starting XI for the second Test against England at Edgbaston which starts on Wednesday (July 2).</p><p>For the records, the 36-year-old spin-bowling all-rounder has taken just 28 wickets from the 13 Test matches that he has played in England and does not have a single five-wicket haul to his name. </p><p>His strike-rate is a dismal 102.6 which is more than 17 overs for one wicket.</p>.Duckett's path to redemption.<p>Jadeja's inability to make decisive inroads on the fifth-day Headingley track raised the question why he could not be as effective as he is on Indian turners.</p><p>On the final day of the opening Test, he bowled 24 overs and managed 1/102 as Ben Ducket attempted more than 30 reverse sweeps with fair degree of success and it can be attributed to the natural speed of Jadeja's deliveries.</p><p>He could not turn the ball from the rough created outside Duckett's off-stump by the Indian pacers.</p>.England's Ali school of cricket.<p>If one looks at classical left-arm Test spinners from India - from legendary Bishan Singh Bedi to the talented duo of Maninder Singh and Murali Kartik, all of them gave more revolutions to the ball and imparted a lot of side-spin while bowling in England.</p><p>In case of Jadeja his natural speed while landing the ball on the rough is becoming a problem, feels a lot of analysts.</p><p>"If a batter is intent on playing reverse sweep, he always likes pace on the deliveries. It then becomes easy to execute when those deliveries land on the rough outside the left-handed batter's off-stump," a former left-arm spinner, who has extensive knowledge of English conditions but did not wish to be named, was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.</p><p>"If you observe minutely, deliveries bowled with a certain speed on the rough won't turn. That was specifically what happened with Jadeja. He never reduced the pace on deliveries."</p><p>Why Bishan Bedi or even Maninder Singh were successful at Leeds on the 1986 tour? Maninder had figures of 4/26 in little over 16 overs on a damp fourth morning.</p><p>The reason was that their natural speed was on the slower side.</p><p>That allowed them to put more revs on the ball, keep it hanging in the air to create deception. To execute reverse sweep, the batter had to fetch the ball. If the pace is slow, the ball will jump and turn after hitting the rough, denying the batter any chance to use the pace.</p><p>In case of Jadeja, the problem is his muscle memory. He is so used to hitting the same area with more or less identical speeds, slowing it down considerably can lead to losing the length and bowling more hittable balls.</p><p>His arm speed needs to remain same as slowing the arm speed will also lead to slower release which is not allowed</p><p>Left-arm spinners can historically face challenges while bowling up slope and have problems with landing.</p><p>Edgbaston will be a different challenge and Jadeja knows it too well as in 2022, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root flayed him in the second innings where he went for 62 in 18.4 wicket-less overs.</p><p>Jadeja's sound batting makes him a sought-after all-rounder, but his bowling has to come through in remaining games.</p><p>Edgbaston is primarily a good batting strip and this is one ground where the team management might think twice before playing Jadeja. </p><p>(With inputs from PTI)</p>
