The premium placed on the ability to sneak the ball past either edge of the bat also means more bowlers spin it in both directions.

WSJ: Why Test Cricket Is All In a Spin

It was Paul Collingwood who made the breakthrough, ironically with an off-cutter, to trap Kamran marginally on the line of off-stump when sweeping, while Hafeez was bowled via the inside edge and pad off Graeme Swann, who found some spin and was relatively economical.

BBC: Century for Andrew Strauss in England win over Pakistan

Medium-pacer Martin-Jenkins trapped Dinesh Karthik lbw and saw Gautam Gambhir top-edge an attempted cut to backward point, while Michael Yardy's left-arm spin removed Kumble and Sreesanth with successive balls in the first over after lunch to leave India in disarray.

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