Only in six of the last 15 completed years have wristspinners bowled at least 15% of all spinners' overs in Test cricket.

There has been a wider explosion of the carrom ball too, in the decade and a half since Ajantha Mendis popularised it, and every second squad in every T20 league seems to include someone who bowls it.

However, only regular participation in first-class cricket and Test wins against the top teams can make for a pathway into ...

(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya holds up the ball after taking five wickets during day three of ...

Steve Smith and Alex Carey have plundered centuries in Galle to put Australia in a commanding position against Sri Lanka. See how the action on day two unfolded.

Connolly had played just four first class games and was wicketless from his 96 deliveries before his Test debut in Galle | ...

However, only regular participation in first-class cricket and Test wins against the top teams can make for a pathway into the WTC, he says. "It's just that white-ball cricket is more what they're ...