1.   India have won both the Calcutta and Madras Tests preparing conditions to suit their three specialist spinners.

2.   Australia is considering a rare attack with three specialist spinners for the second cricket test against India in Calcutta, coach Geoff Marsh said Monday.

3.   Both India and England included two specialist spinners in the squad, expecting the traditional spin-assisting wicket to help the tweakers.

4.   He will be the only specialist spinner in the Sri Lankan side which includes six pacemen for the three-test series.

5.   Hogg, drafted in the last minute, is the only specialist spinner in the squad.

6.   If fit to play, Muralitharan will be the only specialist spinner in the squad that features six seam bowlers.

7.   If fit to play, Muralitharan will be the only specialist spinner in a squad that features six seam bowlers.

8.   India will pick its team Thursday morning, but is likely to go into the test with two specialist spinners, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.

9.   Lee won his spot ahead of Kasprowicz, while May was omitted when the selectors decided two specialist spinners were not required for the tournament.

10.   Off-spinner Nehemiah Perry, who took five wickets in his debut on his home ground in Jamaica, retains his spot as the only specialist spinner.