While there are some talented spinners coming through in the county game, the worry is they are not being developed in a way that will prepare them for Test cricket.
Gifford believes the lack of spin-assisted wickets in county cricket is another factor.
"When I first start, there were uncovered wickets and you'd go into a game with at least two spinners, an off-spinner and a left-arm spinner," he said.
"You got wickets that turned as well, at places like Cheltenham and Swansea for example, so you had to have that balance in your attack - and we've lost that a little bit."
