We do seem to be a bit bewitched by left armers, even if some of them turn out to be Chris Matthews. I think that if Starc was exactly the same style of bower with exactly the same career, but right handed, the plaudits he gets would be significantly more muted and he'd be correctly recognised as someone who bowls good spells but is too inconsistent to be top tier and whose bad spells can be damaging.
IIRC he bowled six balls - so a full set - in a row that really all should have been hit for four. Just absolute mince pies.
Seriously though, what's wrong with him? I can't find extended footage of him bowling but if he's just considered too slow then I gotta say the doesn't look slower than Boland or Neser.
Haha yep. His first ball was fine but then he bowled six balls in a row that consisted of five short-and-wide and one half-volley.
He's definitely slower than both. He's unfortunately the poster child for just how rotten Shield pitches have been of late; though ironically that would have made him a great fit for this game.
He's a yard slower than them. 126-130. If we were touring England with traditional pitches I'd consider him but that won't happen until after McCullum and Key are gone, which could be a while.
Similar to Mitch Johnson during his career. Funny how they have similarish figures and averages. Both not world class overall- around 28 average.
This pitch was a poster child for how rotten Shield pitches have been as of late. This was the lowest averaging match at Sydney since one on a heavily rain affected pitch against India in 1947.
Next BGT is in 2027, by then Australian team will be much older (than they already are) or will have several new faces. India would still have Kuldeep, and possibly Jadeja and Bumrah. Winning in India in 2 years won't be as easy as you are imagining.
Oh yeah this was absolute junk. I really hope they get a poor rating from the ICC and it's the last straw for the current SCG curator and his mob because they really have no idea what they're doing up there.
I get nervous about Richardson because of his fragility and the fact he can't field properly. But in terms of style he's the most similar bowler we have to Bumrah.
I mean, the last innings of this series is where you'd expect those debts to finally come due; I think Marsh hanging around like a bad smell is responsible for a lot of that. He really wore himself out at Brisbane on that fourth day because Marsh was "tactically" not bowling.
Starc was cooked by then though
Reddy? I know a young all-rounder isn't really the same as a top four batsman tbf.
he’s said it, that will be the squad for the ashes. no doubt about it
Yeah - also in complete fairness to him he was unlucky after Adelaide in particular. That spell in the second innings in Melbourne has to be up there with some of his best and somehow he only got one wicket from it.
I don't mind a spicy pitch, it was certainly better than the perpetual parade of placid pitches we had before, but this was a bit too spicy.
