Lesson 5 of 14

Footmarks & Rough Patches

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The spinner's gift on day 4.

Technical Breakdown

19-section schema

Worn patches at each end of the where bowlers' follow-throughs have scuffed the surface — gold-dust for spinners on days 3-5.

A ball pitching in the rough deviates 2-4× more than off the smooth surface, with unpredictable .

Around-the- angles drop the ball into the rough outside leg/off (left-arm orthodox to right-handers is the classical setup).

Hitting the rough too rarely — bowl with marker targets in the rough zones.