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On green pitches the spinner exists to give the fast bowlers a rest. Doing that well is a career in itself.
Holding an end without a wicket
Twenty overs for forty runs and no wickets can be the most valuable spell of a day, because it allows the captain to keep his quicks fresh for the second new ball.
It will not appear on any highlights package or in any statistic that anyone quotes.
The one day it turns
And then the fifth afternoon arrives, the footmarks open up, and the spinner who bowled for three days without reward wins the match in a session.
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