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Exactly Baggers... it's ridiculous to try & prepare for a test series using the short form stuff as a build up, test cricket is all about patience, concentration & composure, need a huge change in mindset between test cricket & the white ball stuff.I continue to be dumbfounded how year after year our Test players are handed white ball cricket for preparation of a big Test series. The formats are chalk and cheese. Instead of having the red ball of the Shield to prepare for the Indian tour four of our best, Smith, Cummins, Hazlewood and Warner will be smashing the white ball or being cannon fodder in the UAE. All this may be conjecture as the life disruptive pandemic has put Australian cricket in a tailspin.
Absolutely Richie, your specialist seamer consistently applies good pressure to the batsmen generally adding more value to the attack than an express bowler who tends to spray the ball either side of the wicket... a test match is a game of patience so want them to play at the ball as much as possible & constantly threaten them bowling in good areas.Yes and no. Hit the deck types yes as their S/R is usually steeper than say the more conventional bowler such as a seamer. A specialist seamer relies less on pace and more on removing a batsmen by building pressure thru relentless accuracy. There is no discrepancy with a hit the deck bloke.. 99.9 % of his wickets come from aggression and pace whereas a wily seamer can work over a batsman mentally but another bowler may take his wicket.. due to a reckless batting release from built up pressure by his seamer partner.. thus belying the seamer's abilty due to a lesser S/R. I will always view the worth of a specialist seamer superior to a down and out speed merchant.
Precisely Mal. Consequently his strike rate may be down so is his wicket tally. Dont mean he is any less of a bowler than a express merchant.Absolutely Richie... in tests especially it's
Absolutely Richie, your specialist seamer consistently applies good pressure to the batsmen generally adding more value to the attack than an express bowler who tends to spray the ball either side of the wicket... a test match is a game of patience so want them to play at the ball as much as possible & constantly threaten them bowling in good areas.
Not him. Well if you have taken all 10 wickets as a 17 year old and in the top grade surely that sends a signal to selectors that this kid may be special. That has proven the case with his impressive record. How many leggies do you know that average @20 after playing 4/5 years of top grade PC. In fact how many spinners period. Betting Pope never has nor any of those on your list.. even Zampa. Was Warne averaging @20 at Malone's age?Devlin Malone? Wasn't he around when Pope dominated U19 in 2016