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***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
so with bird bowling so well i guess we can finally get rid of hilf and never play him again #postswemadeaboutMJlastseason
Mitch looked very good against the right handers and then barely a professional bowler against the left handers. It would seem he's never liked bowling to them much, he just cannot bowl a consistent area against them.
 

ajdude

International Coach
hahahahahahahahahaa that bloke in the white shirt under the band my lord I've lost it hahahahahahaha
 

TumTum

Banned
I think that Bird looks a similar bowler to Hilfenhaus. Similar speed and action (although his action most reminds me of Johan van der Wath) and seems to focus on the ball which swings away from the right hander. Bird just seems at more ease pitching it up. It just seems his pitched up deliveries will be negotiated less easily. Of course, the most important thing for me, Bird has been far more prolific domestically.
I think they are quite different tbh.

Bird is a lot more straighter and seems to have more control. Hilf had a bit of MJ about him with that slingy action.
 

uvelocity

International Coach
He's bowling real well bird isn't he. Not due to extravagant movement at all but he's making them play and bowling a very probing line and length
 

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
I think they are quite different tbh.

Bird is a lot more straighter and seems to have more control. Hilf had a bit of MJ about him with that slingy action.
Hilf really confused me. I think he looks a quality Test bowler on the surface but just doesn't get it done often enough in the middle. I think the action and the shape all looked superb but something always seemed to be missing.
 

TumTum

Banned
Hilf really confused me. I think he looks a quality Test bowler on the surface but just doesn't get it done often enough in the middle. I think the action and the shape all looked superb but something always seemed to be missing.
Doesn't get many balls in the right area imo. Too much wide filth.
 

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