Ashley Giles, England - Player profile

Ashley Giles had been England’s best spin bowler by a mile until the arrival of Monty Panesar. Ashley Giles is almost universally depicted as workmanlike and ‘a trier’. England don’t really have a history of great spin bowlers in modern times.

There’s a story about how a load of Ashley Giles ‘King of Spin’ mugs were accidentally printed with the words ‘King of Spain’. Don’t be fooled by this constantly being mentioned. You’re not missing anything. It wasn’t that funny. Well, it was quite funny. But enough’s enough.

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