To be honest too many people are obsessed with pace,with his height and the bounce he gets he should look to cause problems in other ways.Being accurate never did McGrath any harm.Not that i am comparing him to the great man but he could do worse than try to emulate him rather than searching and straining for non existant extra speed at the cost of your line and length.
You are right. Fast is great but it is just one weapon and the danger is that if it isnt natural then you can lose some effectiveness in other areas.
Don't get your Naeem love at all tbh. Bowls absolute pies and is a genuine block-or-slog merchant with the bat.
All true. I just feel that this year's Ashes may have arrived 12 months too soon for him. I'm not saying that he shouldn't go - simply that I think it will be a step up to far at this stage for him to pose a real threat.
Yes I think it could be too soon for him to make a real impact, and will be a real test for such an inexperienced cricketer. You do hope that these young players can come into the side and make an immediate difference, which he's done to a degree, but a trip to Australia for the Ashes series is a serious examination.
I tuned into the Channel 5 highlights tonight, as I'd seen the full session on Sky, and heard the voice of Michael Vaughan, and I then thought that I'd not heard much of him in his new role, as I generally watch Sky and don't listen too frequently to TMS. I like Vaughan and always thought he comes across well in interviews and press conferences, do I understand you don't agree with a number of comments he's made ?
Yeah he talks a big old load of crap imho. The example given by superkingdave being pretty typical. I heard MV going on about this too and couldn't really believe it.
Just think Naeem is better than Jahural and Ashrafail who were picked ahead of him in England.He at least showed he had bottle when batting in Bangladesh which is more than some of the others have shown over here.He is no world beater but better than some in the side and is probably a better spinner than Razzak who gets picked as a specialist despite being useless.
The three attributes of a seam bowler - pace, movement, accuracy. Pace is sometimes fetishised a bit too much at the expense of the others, but you only need two of three in any combination to be a top quality test performer.
Nah Naeem nowhere near as good as Razzak with the ball. Surprised he gets a bowl at all to be honest with you. Jaharul and Ashraful were good in the tour games.. reckon Jaharul deserves a run in the team TBH but obvioulsy the less said about Ashraful the better.
Hmm, depends. Your weakest point can't be completely awful. For example, Saj Mahmood has pace and movement but can't land it on the cut surface. Rasel has movement and accuracy but literally bowls at 115km/hr. You have to be "accurate/quick enough" even if it's not your strong suit, otherwise you become a liability.
