UDRS would be OK if cheatin' Harper wasn't involved at all. Or if they were willing to cough up for all the technology that's available. Even with the above, it's shown it's worth in this series with the number of laughably duff decisions that have been overturned.
Leaving aside whether Anderson > Onions or vice versa, what this series has clearly shown is that our fast bowling stocks are piss poor right now. Onions has done less well than I expected, no question. Anderson, for the 2nd series in a row hasn't done a lot. Neither were able to take advantage on the occasions when conditions suited. Beyond them, Sidebottom hasn't done enough to justify what's supposed to be a horses for courses pick, and he's far to slow to be a serious threat at this level, as we have seen many times before. Broad is still very much a work-in-progress, despite the occasional golden-arm spell.
Competent batting but we all know it'll look very different when Steyn & Morkel are bowling.
I don't think pace has anything to do with it. Mohammed Asif was operating at between 76 and 80mph the other day against Australia, and was still looking threatening. Sidebottom's just not good enough anymore I don't think. Had that purple patch about 2 years back, but only really got wickets at a genuinely good rate against New Zealand and West Indies, and even when he's been supposedly match fit in the last few months he's done nothing (check the Aus ODi series for example). I'd rather see Mark Davies or even Liam Plunkett get a go personally.
First over again, and he picks up Boucher for 95. Deserved a hundred tbh, been excellent in this series.
Happily corrected on the pace issue
Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day.
Agreed. I think the selectors have played his stats and not his performance. Has bowled a heck of a lot better than (from memory) 8 wickets @ 40-odd each.
