Roger Federer’s backhand, Ernie Els’ golf swing, Simone Biles’ triple twist, Steph Curry’s three-point jumper, Brian Lara’s cover drive, Andrea Pirlo’s free-kick.

To that not quite exhaustive list of the most visually pleasing sights in sport, we must now add Alana King’s leg break, which is equal parts beautiful and devastating.

Delivered with perfect tempo and a classical leggie’s action, it whirrs down the pitch, drifting and dropping due to the spin imparted, then either darts sharply from leg to off or skids through unerringly at the stumps.

On King’s day, it is unplayable.

It’s also the embodiment of advice passed down for generations of leg-spinners, and best articulated by Richie Benaud in the precisely-typed letters he would send to prospective tweakers: “You should practice t

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