ENGLAND’S Graeme Swann would love to be part of a team full of spinners but is happy to continue shouldering all of the burden as long as he is asked.

Whereas his predecessor as England’s first-choice slow bowler, Monty Panesar, often appeared to struggle with expectations on sub-continent wickets, Swann is enjoying his first tour of Bangladesh.

In his first warm-up match against a BCB XI last week he claimed four for 44 and followed up with an analysis of three for 32 in the first one-day international on Sunday.

England won that match by six wickets after omitting second spinner James Tredwell, while Bangladesh utilised four in their six-man attack.

The Tigers’ approach to spin is one which excites Swann, though he admits he is unsure whether he will still be playing a lone hand for the tourists in today’s second ODI in Mirpur.

“I’m not sure how we’ll view it, I’m still not privy to the thoughts of the higher echelons of our hierarchy,” said Swann.

“In my view, I’d play four or five spinners like Bangladesh do. It’s brilliant the way they play their cricket here. But we played very well in the first match and the team we went in with worked well.”