NasserFan207
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Yeah thats the problem. Pollard has the talent to play tests, but we all know where the money is.
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**Official** West Indies in England 2012
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Manee
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Was wondering why people think that Bresnan bowls around 130kph in Tests despite bowling 140-145kph in ODIs. Regularly, the problem would be stamina related but England are physically trained so hard and well that the likes of Broad and Finn regularly touch 140kph in Test cricket and have stock speeds closer to around 135kph rather than 130kph like Bresnan. Doesn't seem like a lot of difference but Bresnan looked positively pedestrian in the Test and he has the potential to be very quick indeed.
Prince EWS
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Bresnan bowled a fair bit quicker in Tests between his Ashes recall and his injury; I think it's just a match fitness/rhythm thing than a Tests/ODIs thing.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Bresnan bowled fine against the Windies. Was just fairly unlucky I thought. His one bad spell came in the 2nd innings when Sammy took him apart a bit.
uvelocity
International Coach
because like benchmark said to begin with hitting the ball is hitting the ball. If you're good at it, you're good at it. Making the game longer if anything old allows him to score more runs.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Nah, he's done that himself. Hasn't played a FC game in ages. If he did, then I doubt the selectors would ignore him for long.
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Yeah as others have said.
Warner is the classic example isn't it? He couldn't get a gig at FC level with NSW because he was pigeon holed as a big hitting t20 player who could only hit boundaries. Although it's true that he does hit boundaries well, you find that because of that ability opposition captains push the field back a bit which opens up the opportunity to pick up singles. There's not reason why Pollard couldn't do the same. Yeah I rate Warner's technique a little better than Pollard maybe, but only maybe. Pollard isn't a slogger, he can just hit straight and long, and uses that ability alot.
If Pollard never plays a test then the Windies have missed a big opportunity.
Warner is the classic example isn't it? He couldn't get a gig at FC level with NSW because he was pigeon holed as a big hitting t20 player who could only hit boundaries. Although it's true that he does hit boundaries well, you find that because of that ability opposition captains push the field back a bit which opens up the opportunity to pick up singles. There's not reason why Pollard couldn't do the same. Yeah I rate Warner's technique a little better than Pollard maybe, but only maybe. Pollard isn't a slogger, he can just hit straight and long, and uses that ability alot.
If Pollard never plays a test then the Windies have missed a big opportunity.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
It depends on Pollard himself. If he wants to play tests, he probably will.
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But this is what I said earlier. Windies should put more resources into getting him to play tests.
I think I read somewhere that Pollard isn't against the idea of playing test cricket at all.
I think I read somewhere that Pollard isn't against the idea of playing test cricket at all.
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I think he would if the price was right...
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At the moment, the price is wrong, bitch.
Jacknife
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He normally bowls in every other test match between 85-88mph consistently, he's usually been the quickest of the England bowlers since Broad's become a bit more line and length. I think as someone else mentioned he's taking time getting back up to top pace after his injury. Saying that most of his spells weren't that down on pace, he might have had the odd ball around 80mph but he was mostly around 83mph, funny enough Broad in that first innings dropped well down into the 70's on a few occasions which was a bit strange.
Viscount Tom
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I get the impression Ottis gave Gayle bad directions to Nottingham.
NasserFan207
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Village cricket probably better practise for tests than the IPL
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That's one hell of a long, well tanned left arm he's got.I think he would if the price was right...
My issue with Pollard would be he just looks absolutely clueless at times in the IPL, then he gets out or gets to face a different bowler. I think that would take a lot of work before he could bat something like a Flintoff say - which would be good enough to be a fixture in this WI side. I don't see his bowling being a factor unless he's hiding his ability to move it off the straight, so he'd have to get in as a batsman.
Utterly ridiculous. Harmless comment.