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Originally Posted by Rachael Lee has bowled on flat piches before (note: 1st day at Edgbastone - carted) but is always going to be vulnerable on slow pitches... basically because if you bowl from his (lack) of height you either need the ball to be doing something... or else you need to be a latter day Malcolm Marshall. |
Akhtar (not much taller than Lee) manages to bowl genuinely threatening spells on these very wickets - no reason why Lee should not have adapted by now, he is experienced enough. The fact that he is still (apparently) so woeful adds a big question mark around his class as a fast bowler.
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Originally Posted by Rachael In defence of Clarke... it seems highly likely that he's hardly EVER played on a slow and low pitch.... and as even McGrath struggles when there's no pace and carry.... it's reasonable to expect him totake some time to re-adjust. |
Agreed in that Clarke is probably not used to these conditions; however, he is hardly a 19 year old spring-chicken! He has years of first-class experience which should ensure that he is not a complete liability; its not as if he is bowling at batsmen with the improvisational skills of Lara or Inzi; there is no excuse for him leaking runs through long hops and the like.
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Originally Posted by Rachael Bottom line: any good batsman in world cricket would probably fancy this attack on a slow and low pitch... |
So this attack really is not as good or as versatile as it is made out to be? If Warne, Lee & Co want this attack to be mentioned in the same breath as some of the better bowling attacks through history, they need to do well precisely when conditions do not suit them - especially when bowling to batsmen who are routinely derided as "minnows".