John Davison

John Davison, mentor to Australia offspinner Nathan Lyon, believes improved batting performances from Australia have also aided the spinner's success after a difficult period last year

How he came into his own by embracing Asian spin traditions without letting go of his own strengths

Massive, huge, monstrous - and did we mention really massive? Here's a handful of the biggest hits you've ever seen

Each World Cup has thrown up some unlikely heroes. Here's a personal selection of players who briefly lit up the competition

Like good wine, many spinners need time to mature. Here are five late bloomers from recent memory

The ICC has been late in penalising bowlers with illegal actions and as a result many upcoming cricketers who have grown up emulating their heroes might be at risk as well, according to John Davison, a Cricket Australia spin coach

When he cleared his throat to lead "Under the Southern Cross" for the first time last week, Nathan Lyon did so as Australia's undisputed No. 1 spin bowler. The path there has been bumpy

Their bowling display has been a feather in the cap for the hard work of coaches Craig McDermott and John Davison

Australian cricket's hierarchy has finally responded to calls for spin bowlers to be afforded specialist guidance during the Test summer, with the National Cricket Centre spin coach John Davison expected to be on hand at training before four out of five A

Throwdowns from the coach are a common part of practice, but what about bowling to the coach? And not in the nets - in the heat of battle in a World Cup match

John Davison has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying that Canada's match against Australia in Bangalore on Wednesday will be his last

New Zealand know that Canada shouldn't cause them many problems and their stand-in captain was suitably bullish ahead of the contest

John Davision, the Canada batsman, has said the team is "pretty down" after its two losses but greater self-belief was key to a better performance

Fortified by lashings of luck, a marauding Canadian takes his team to an upset win

John Davison, Canada's all-time leading run scorer, will be available for the World Cup after renouncing his decision to would withdraw from the squad

After spending December trapped in by now and bad weather Pubudu Dassanayake, the Canada coach, is thrilled that his team are playing in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament just prior to the World Cup

The board has chosen to leave some veterans out of the side for reasons best known to them, thereby hurting the side's chances

Opener John Davision has withdrawn from Canada's preliminary squad for the World Cup over the lack of communication about the exclusion of two key players from the tournament

Batsman Ian Billcliff is the only notable omission from Canada's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup