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FenlandRunner
FenlandRunner
Oct 2021
7:56pm, 10 Oct 2021
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LOL TRO ;-)
bonners
bonners
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9:17pm, 10 Oct 2021
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bonners
So, followers of county cricket, do we really not have a single fiery, fit, fast bowler to take to Australia?
Dooogs
Dooogs
Oct 2021
9:24pm, 10 Oct 2021
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Wood's fast enough but his fitness is a worry. I agree - it does look like a squad for a home Ashes series rather than the likes of the Gabba and the WACA...
Cheg
Cheg
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Looks like thin pickings outside of what they picked
rf_fozzy
rf_fozzy
Oct 2021
9:27pm, 10 Oct 2021
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Glen mcgrath used to do pretty well in aus
bonners
bonners
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9:44pm, 10 Oct 2021
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McGrath had Brett Lee or Shane Warne at the other end, great medium pace is fine, ie Anderson, but you need some variation at the other end in Australia.

I'd discounted Wood, his fitness means he won't make a test
rf_fozzy
rf_fozzy
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9:57pm, 10 Oct 2021
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If you're calling mcgrath and/or Anderson medium pace....
bonners
bonners
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9:59pm, 10 Oct 2021
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In international terms they're fast/medium. But neither was picked for pace, just the magic they do with the ball.
rf_fozzy
rf_fozzy
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10:12pm, 10 Oct 2021
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'Fast medium'

And originally they were both picked for pace.

This obsession some, particularly in the media, have with express out and out fast bowlers is unhealthy.

Pick your best bowlers - it's as simple as that.

If our bowlers aren't good enough, then that's just tough.

We don't have a mystery spinner either, but I hear far less about that.

In the end though, our batsmen simply aren't scoring enough runs to give the bowlers a chance. That's why we won't win in Australia. Not that our bowlers bowl at 86mph rather than 92mph.

Perhaps if the ecb prioritised 4 day cricket over a short pointless t20 competition, then our bowlers and batters would be better prepared.
bonners
bonners
Oct 2021
10:19pm, 10 Oct 2021
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Nope, huge difference, especially on flat Aussie wickets, you always need at least one consistent fast bowler to back up your medium pacers and spinners. As for spinners, doesn't have to be a mystery spinner, we just need to give a frontline spinner a decent run, rather than picking on batting ability. A big difference between an odd 86 mph ball and a fast bowler consistently hitting that pace with the odd 89moh ball/spell.

Agree entirely with the last point.

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