What's the matter about his pace? Honestly, Glen McGrath only hovered around the 130's and even high 120's in the latter part of his career and it didn't effect his ability to still be the premier fast bowler in International Cricket. If Copeland can keep getting the ball to move around through the air and off the pitch there is no need for him to bowl any faster.
True, but by the time McGrath's pace dropped to low 130s/ high 120s, he had about 300-400 test wickets worth of nous up his sleeve. Early doors he was fast enough. Just ask Peter Kirsten.
Still, McGrath fast fast. IIRC he could reach mid 140's at his fastest? Tbh, that's not fast at all by todays standards. I also don't know why people would want any bowler to bowl more than 7 overs in one hit tbh. Shorter and sharper spells are the way to go. Clarke has handled his bowlers rotations wonderfully IMO.
I'm in agreement with you, bowling smartly and consistently can take wickets just as much and out and out pace can. There's a place for both in cricket. My post was just in the direction of others who keep talking about how he bowls slow and the commentators keep bringing it up but never mention it when the Sri Lankans bowl around the same speed. IMO if he played for a different country besides Australia no one would really mention his pace.
Yeah he is already a solid bowler as it is, but if there is something he needs to improve on it isn't pace imo, it's developing a wider variety of deliveries. At the moment he probably bowls to much stuff where the batsman can be pretty confident in just shouldering their arms and letting the ball pass. He needs to try to develop something like this more imo (first wicket in the vid):
You do know that Copeland has only been bowling pace for like 5 years or something? He isn't like a McGrath or Lee who have been bowling pace all their lives. Obviously the more experience he gets and the more time he spends with high quality coaching staff the better bowler he will become. Tbh given his circumstances he's better than solid.
Na, way to miss the point. It's the area the delivery is pitched I am talking about. Copeland bowls too much stuff angling away from the batsman.
I'm not having a go at the guy haha, I'm already a big fan. Doesn't mean there isn't still stuff he can improve on.
Indeed!!!!!!!! I just dug it up and uploaded it for those who haven't seen it....
haha, harsh. That ball took a crack which Tony Greig really did lose a key in.
Well, when you have a slope assisting you to bowl off cutters, it kind of helps, doesn't it?
