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Old 14-12-2007, 06:22 AM in reply to Aurelius's post starting "Kerry O'Keeffe weighed in on the spin..."
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Originally Posted by Aurelius View Post
Kerry O'Keeffe weighed in on the spin debate here... etc
I disagree with Kerry O'Keefe. He talks about Cullen Bailey not being in the frame at the moment, but then ranks Dan Cullen 5. Really, those two are about on par with one another at the moment, but Cullen Bailey's got far more potential than Dan does so really Bailey should be ahead. I agree with his statement that Heal's the form young spinner in Australia at the moment, but spinners are generally late bloomers (MacGill and Warne were exceptions, Hogg and McGain's late arrivals on the scene are more the norm). I remember a spin mentor reporting in the press that usually spinners are still learning the basics up until at least their mid-twenties, so it's definately too early to be commenting that the future looks to be finger tweakers for Australia. My money is still heavily on Bailey to be the best young spinner in Australia in 4 or 5 years... unless Doran gets his act together.
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