No sooner have batsmen worked out how to play a spinner .
Have regulations suppressed batsmen 's art ( think short boundaries , covered pitches and heavy bats ) batsmen they have invented a new way of batsmen 's their prey .
No sooner have batsmen worked out how to play a spinner , or have regulations suppressed their art ( think short boundaries , covered pitches and heavy bats ) than they have invented a new way of snaring their prey .