About Graeme Swann
Graeme Swann went from the international wilderness to a near certainty in England’s one-day team in the space of a month.
The confident off-spinner, born in Northampton in 1979, was picked for England’s one-day series in Sri Lanka in October 2007, nearly eight years after his only previous international cap.
He tasted instant success as part of a winning unit, and also played in the 2-0 Twenty20 series win in New Zealand in February 2008.
As well as imparting plenty of spin on the ball, he also varies his flight and speed through the air and is a dangerous lower middle-order batsman.
Swann’s move from Northants to Nottinghamshire for the start of the 2005 season coincided with the team winning the County Championship.
In his spare time he sings lead vocals for a rock band called Dr Comfort and the Lurid Revelations, a band which includes former England spinner Eddie Hemmings’ son Jim.
Swann’s next target is to make a Test debut.
