5 things that Australia should do to overcome their spin woes

#4 Increased Asian exposure

More tours to Asia is needed

It is very easy to sit back and dictate terms and suggest measures which revolve around the footwork while facing spinners. But then different batsmen have different techniques to combat the turning ball. A Virender Sehwag will come down and blast bowlers, while a VVS Laxman will use his wrists and reach to manoeuvre the ball. Thus, there are no set guidelines to play the turning ball.

Thus, the Australian management should be more willing to send their players to Asia and then allow to understand their own game and come up with ways and means to combat spin. If the flight and path of the ball can be deciphered, half the battle is won and this can only be achieved if the batsmen put in the hard grind on sluggish surfaces.

Not only for the batsmen, the bowlers have to identify the length and the pace with which they bowl, for wicket-taking lengths vary from nation to nation and this balance should be studied and incorporated in the system.