KingOttis wrote:A good spinner has been on most of our wish lists for a few seasons, but is it wise to finally sign one to start in April? It does have "classic Durham" written all over it - surely a seamer for the early season, then a spinner for later? Still, think positive....
I'm trying to KO. I think back to last year and I have a feeling we kept getting ourselves into decent positions with the ball only to let it all slip by being completely unable to bowl out the tail until the new ball arrived. A spinner might help us to change that.
but yes..... it does seem odd, but then I think Australia have offered us various sweetners as an incentive. I think they are paying Murphy's travel and accomodation costs, for instance.
I await the results with interest. We do need a spinner.... we've always needed a spinner, so I'm not going to complain now that we've signed one. Can he be our Simon Harmer, though and win us matches on his own? It's a big ask