Earlier this month, I took one of Hertz's electric bikes for a test spin, booking it online the night before.
Meanwhile, the regime continues to spin centrifuges and test missiles.
Even if Swann is fit and able to reproduce the form that has led to his position on the shortlist for ICC world cricketer of the year, Panesar may be considered for the spin-friendly final Test in Sydney.
BBC: Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett in England Ashes squad
Yuvraj, who was captain of the Board side, believes the tourists' lack of an experienced spin bowler could be crucial during the four-Test series.
The Australian is regarded as one of the finest leg spin bowlers in the history of cricket and took 708 Test wickets for his country.
South Africa named the same XI which played in the final Test against Pakistan, with left-arm spin bowler Paul Harris keeping out veteran all-rounder Shaun Pollock.
First-choice spin bowler Paul Harris suffered a broken thumb in the first Test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein, which finished on Saturday with South Africa winning by an innings and 129 runs.
Crucially for the team's long-term Test prospects, Zimbabwe has managed to break out of its default setting during the six-year exile from Test cricket that ended two years ago of fielding a spin-dominated attack.
Maharoof recorded his maiden Test half-century, and smashed the part-time spin of Ashraful for six, before playing on to pace bowler Shahadat Hossain.
Muralitharan, an off-spin bowler with a unique action, has a world record 792 wickets from 132 Test appearances.
Tendulkar danced down the track to hit the left-arm spin of Daniel Vettori through mid-on for a boundary to surpass his previous highest Test score.
It is a test project, lead by young engineers working for Surrey Satellites, a hugely successful spin-out from The University of Surrey.
Sri Lanka are to strengthen their spin attack with the inclusion of left-armer Rangana Herath in the squad for the second Test against Pakistan, which starts in Galle on Wednesday.
All of these performers have pushed the very limits of human ability, whether it be to test how fast humans can fall, how high they can soar or how many times they can spin around on a bicycle without using their hands.
All of their bowlers are dangerous all of the time thanks to reverse swing, Harbhajan's unusual doosra and Mishra's mix of leg spin and googlies and with MS Dhoni's usually enterprising captaincy, India could well end up as the leading test team in the world.
应用推荐