Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
Boland just looks like a very good bowler to me. Decent pace, hits the seam and bowls good areas. Probably unlikely to play another test in this series (or maybe career), but what a day out for him!
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3rd Test at Melbourne - December 26 - 30
- Thread starter Gob
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Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
We'd be delighted to have a new player close to as good as Ian Bell. Sadly Pope isn't that either.
Spark
Global Moderator
As much as I agree, I do think you have to put a slight asterisk when comparing players who played in in that late 00s-early 10s era to now. The standard of fast bowling all round is consistently higher and the pitches much more difficult; in that light the low-40s average Bell produced doesn't look that impressive, particularly given that Bell was... not noted for excelling in bowler-friendly conditions. Batting is just really ****ing hard right now, especially if you don't have openers, whereas it was probably the easiest it ever was then.
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
Yet in this England XI, Root is the only one who looks like he could be a more consistent innings builder, even in challenging conditions.
Croadymeister
U19 Cricketer
Yeah wouldn't blame him walking away and maybe Broad will look at doing that too
_00_deathscar
International Regular
Hey, watch what you say about generational talent Ollie Pope.
Bahseph
International Debutant
I've watched every innings Hameed has played since his comeback and the only positive comment I can say about him is that he might have the patience for this level,but I don't see him averaging more than 35-ish. His scoring areas are also the aspects of his game that could cost him his wicket.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Shri
Mr. Glass
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
That's excellent but the only bowlers who've taken more away or neutral wickets in that time are spinners (Yasir Shah - heaps in the UAE, Ashwin, and Lyon) and Shami. Anderson has only taken 107 wickets in 32 tests in that time, so lots of inexpensive 2-35 sort of games.
Gob
International Coach
ImpatientLime
International Regular
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
Exactly. When you're 6'5 and you've got a good repeatable action like Robinson then you don't need to be bowling flat out and striving for wickets. Just pitch it up and exploit the conditions to take the edge
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I was giving credit, but England playing more tests than everyone else definitely helps. Anderson is doing very well, but of course a seam bowler has a better average than spinners.
ImpatientLime
International Regular
if one Englishman knows about winning at Melbourne
TimAngas
State Vice-Captain
All players PCR negative apparently, game is still on.
