Matt Parkinson, not Jack Leach, can spin England to Ashes victory this summer
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During the 2017-18 Ashes England’s spinners neither offered control nor took a clump of wickets in a spell.
One of the biggest questions after England were hammered was: who would be England’s frontline spinner come the 2021-22 Ashes?
Fast-forward to May 2021 and it seems that Jack Leach will be England’s frontline spinner when England tour Down Under for the Ashes this summer. But England currently have a crop of spinners who are performing consistently in first-class cricket putting their hands up for English selection.