01-11-2018, 06:39 AM
(01-11-2018, 06:25 AM)laj link Wrote:Cummins seamed it this series. Traditionally Australian bowlers are inclined to seam more than swing the ball given the conditions here, until the ball is reversing. As Healy used to say, McGrath never swung a ball after the 3rd ball of the innings, he used to seam it. We get too preoccupied recently with trying to swing it, which will never be a strength in Australian conditions. It never use to help Johnson for years and certainly didn't help Hazelwood in England last time. Once the likes of Johnson bowled to his strengths he was a nightmare.
As for Starc, at the end of the series he didn't play in the 4th Test and certainly wasn't fit in the 5th Test, as we saw by his bowling speeds in the first innings.
As for their openers outranking us i'm not so sure. Elgar's not that good, and his partner is a newbie with 4 Tests. Their batting isn't that strong. Reckon ours is better. Our batting has been alot stronger since the disaster in Hobart. Way more value on their wickets. They have a couple of very good ones but that's it. With the Marsh's the thing is they survived. If you survive Anderson moving the ball about then that can only be a good thing as there is no better exponent of swing. Their spinner is left arm orthodox so don't have to worry about a leg spinner.
Tend to agree on Elgar , averages 41 which is ok but Warner is a more destructive match winning player...Elgar is more orthodox and from memory did a Kade Simpson and had three ducks in his first three test innings...
Love to take Darcy Short to SA just for the experiment, reminds me of Warner but I think has a better technique than the early Warner.....dont see Bancroft working out, if you cant make runs on our roads vs a pitiful attack I dont see much future vs SA...think he toured there with Aus A but dont know how he went...