Shane warne bowling action

In Shane Warne's first autobiography, published in 2001, there's a chapter entitled "The Art of Leg Spin."

After many paragraphs thanking all those who helped him with his cricket career — from his wife Simone to Pakistani spinner Abdul Qadir — Warne suddenly takes you into his own mind to explain what he's thinking in the middle of a match.

Suddenly, you're right there with him, as he gets ready to bowl another jaffa.

"I generally decide what to bowl as I walk back to my mark after the previous ball, then pause to be absolutely clear in my mind," he writes.

"If I am not sure, the pause is a bit longer than usual.

"Once my mind is clear and I start to walk in, there is no time for a change of plan.

Leg-spin bowlers start to get into trouble if they have second thoughts."

It's simple stuff, yet shows the sort of decisive confidence we came to lo Battle of the bowling actions - Warne v Rashid - Flickit Cricket LOQ