He writes...
- To a left-handed batsman in normal circumstances, on a good wicket, trying to bowl well-up about a foot outside the left-hander's off-stump where there are usually some marks. The bowler must aim to keep well outside of off-stump. If his line begins to squeeze into the left-handers legs, he will be worked away easily on the on-side or even carved up.
- To the left-hander both square-legs, short and deep should be behind square, because of the direction of turn.
- For the same reason, short mid-wicket becomes as significant as short-cover would be for the right-hander.
- Slip is probably finer for the left-hander.
- Short-cover is still important, particularly if the bowler values his wrong-un.
He goes on to say at the start of the spell for the first over or two until the bowler settles, there should be one or two fielders on the leg-side boundary (10) Deep backward square and perhaps (9) Deep mid-wicket. Perhaps once the bowler has settled 9 and 10 can be brought in to a more attacking position.
A good quote from Philpott to keep in mind is...
"If you think of something which is a positive, aggressive change, don't wait, do it at once. If you think of a change that is negative and defensive, don't hurry into it, it can wait".
