Reverse-swing has emerged as a key weapon in a fast bowler s repertoire, and has grown in prominence with the advent of the limited-overs game. The likes of Brett Lee, Umar Gul and Lasith Malinga have ...

Pakistan’s masters of reverse-swinging a cricket ball have unanimously defended it as an “art” which can be achieved without the tampering that ended in shameful bans for three Australian players.

It's a sunny afternoon at Old Trafford in Manchester in August 2005 and the third Test match is at a tense pass. Michael Clarke, future Australian captain but a tyro at this time, leans over his bat, ...