gbatman
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Is the problem with the Australian Bowling Coach.
Is this where the problem lies? I think it was 2005 when we poached England's
bowling coach after we lost the Ashes there. This was the wrong move because A
England used sugar lollies to assist in reverse swing which is illegal; we lost
because we were carrying out of form batsmen like Katich and Martyn and leaving
form players like Hussey out; McGrath was in killer form and got injured and we
refused to select McGill and Warne when leg spin was killing the poms on all
wickets over there.
You could say Hildich and his imbecile selectors cost
us that series, and they did but why did that series make us pinch their bowling
coach?
Since then things have gone down hill. This is what that bowling
coach has achieved:
1. Bollinger was had that ability to swing the ball
back into right handers and was deadly accurate and a wicket taker for NSW. When
he made the Australian team all of a sudden he couldn't swing it and his
accuracy has fallen a bit. All he does is angle it across the right handers and
into the lefties. He was twice the bowler before the Aussies got their hands on
him.
2. Brett Lee used to swing the ball and get nice angle on his seam
and was a super 1 day bowler then all of a sudden he was bowling with a dead
straight seam and getting no movement and now he's gone.
3. Hilfenhaus
used to bowl a straight delivery. Now he has no variation and appears to have
very little smarts. Hasn't been taught to use variation.
4. Johnson has
been in the system for a long time and has made next to no progress. In fact he
has probably gone backwards a bit. He can't stand the seam up and he can't land
them.
5. Bracken used to be the best 1 day bowler in the world. He had
excellent accuracy and swung the ball beautifully. I used to enjoy watching the
seam come out of his hand spinning perfectly and pointing straight at 2nd slip
of leg slip and the ball hooping and getting players out. At the end of his
career the wonderful aussie bowling coaches managed to get his seam dead
straight (pointing at the keeper). Then he couldn't move the ball and now he's
long gone.
6. Hauritz. Why the hell can't he even bowl an arm
ball!
We have a load of young guys coming in and all of them don't
move the ball a lot, they bowl with dead straight seams and this is what Cooley
has managed to achieve with some of our better bowlers who used to be able to
swing the ball and cut it. McKay is one who is a real talent but his seam
position is too straight for movement in the air and off the wicket.
Since
we instated this guy things have gone backwards. Sure we have lost stars but the
guys who were next in line have gone backwards and it's unacceptable. Sri Lanka
showed just how unskilled our bowlers are. We bowl poor bouncers and no one can
bowl yorkers! Like in any work place, when you are in charge of a failing
department and things are going backwards you get replaced.
Bring back
Dennis Lillie as full time bowling coach!
Is this where the problem lies? I think it was 2005 when we poached England's
bowling coach after we lost the Ashes there. This was the wrong move because A
England used sugar lollies to assist in reverse swing which is illegal; we lost
because we were carrying out of form batsmen like Katich and Martyn and leaving
form players like Hussey out; McGrath was in killer form and got injured and we
refused to select McGill and Warne when leg spin was killing the poms on all
wickets over there.
You could say Hildich and his imbecile selectors cost
us that series, and they did but why did that series make us pinch their bowling
coach?
Since then things have gone down hill. This is what that bowling
coach has achieved:
1. Bollinger was had that ability to swing the ball
back into right handers and was deadly accurate and a wicket taker for NSW. When
he made the Australian team all of a sudden he couldn't swing it and his
accuracy has fallen a bit. All he does is angle it across the right handers and
into the lefties. He was twice the bowler before the Aussies got their hands on
him.
2. Brett Lee used to swing the ball and get nice angle on his seam
and was a super 1 day bowler then all of a sudden he was bowling with a dead
straight seam and getting no movement and now he's gone.
3. Hilfenhaus
used to bowl a straight delivery. Now he has no variation and appears to have
very little smarts. Hasn't been taught to use variation.
4. Johnson has
been in the system for a long time and has made next to no progress. In fact he
has probably gone backwards a bit. He can't stand the seam up and he can't land
them.
5. Bracken used to be the best 1 day bowler in the world. He had
excellent accuracy and swung the ball beautifully. I used to enjoy watching the
seam come out of his hand spinning perfectly and pointing straight at 2nd slip
of leg slip and the ball hooping and getting players out. At the end of his
career the wonderful aussie bowling coaches managed to get his seam dead
straight (pointing at the keeper). Then he couldn't move the ball and now he's
long gone.
6. Hauritz. Why the hell can't he even bowl an arm
ball!
We have a load of young guys coming in and all of them don't
move the ball a lot, they bowl with dead straight seams and this is what Cooley
has managed to achieve with some of our better bowlers who used to be able to
swing the ball and cut it. McKay is one who is a real talent but his seam
position is too straight for movement in the air and off the wicket.
Since
we instated this guy things have gone backwards. Sure we have lost stars but the
guys who were next in line have gone backwards and it's unacceptable. Sri Lanka
showed just how unskilled our bowlers are. We bowl poor bouncers and no one can
bowl yorkers! Like in any work place, when you are in charge of a failing
department and things are going backwards you get replaced.
Bring back
Dennis Lillie as full time bowling coach!