Somehow, they had to come to terms with the sort of low, slow, turning pitches they were being confronted with.
Legs unfurl from slow, turning balances as arabesques and attitudes are pushed and pulled to extreme angles.
Spotting a slow, turning pitch they drafted another off-spinner, Ramesh Powar, into their team rather than a seamer.
Their discussions have mainly been with their batting coach, Mark Ramprakash, an admirable technician, and their temporary batting consultant, Mahela Jayawardene, a master of slow, turning pitches.
Despite being a little slow turning up to the digital party, The New Yorker appears to have suddenly, surprisingly, become something of a tech pioneer in the publishing industry.
The Goners, three Louisiana musicians who first backed Mr. Hiatt on the road in 1987 and recorded with him on his 1988 album, "Slow Turning" (A&M), rejoined him for his 2001 album, "The Tiki Bar Is Open" (Vanguard), and share billing on his new one, "Beneath This Gruff Exterior" (New West).
