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Originally posted by iamdavid
Ahh but Craig you forget the most important quality for any bowler at any level , attitude , the attitude required to regardless of what happens just turn on you're heels & runs in time after time , to bowl 30 backbreaking overs in a day only to do it all again tommorrow , the will to die on the wicket if need be all for the good of you're country , no bowler , no matter whats his talents will succed at test level without the right attitude , Denis Lillee had it , Alan Donald had it , Jason Gillespie has it , Matthew Hoggard has it & yes even Andrew Flintoff has it.
Work ethic is every bit as important as pace or swing.
As for the technical side of things I reckon that accuracy is by far the most important attribute , being really quick is over-rated , quick bowlers are generally alright in ODI's & at test level you might notice they shake the batsmen up alot generally everyone hates facing them , but they dont really get quality top order players out alot , (Im refering to the more erratic Lee , Akhtar , Harmison type of bowler here rather than the Ambrose , Marshall thyp of bowler, they were more patient & accurate).
I reckon generally if you put it in the right place 9 times out of 10 & move it around a bit (both ways) you will take a few wickets at whatever level you play (ala McGrath).
The Australian's regularly stress the importance of the three P's-
Pressure
Patience
Partnerships
This certainly refers to bowling as much as batting.
Denis Lillee says the qualities he looks for in a young bowler are the attitude , hunger & commitment , fitness & and a nice uncomplicated action , the less complicated the less things can go wrong.
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david, attitude and commitment is less important than the basic skills. If you've got the skills and not the attitude, you'll still have success some of the time, just not as often as you should.
If you've got the attitude and not the skill you won't often be succesful and you'll get a lot of groin injuries, as Flintoff exemplifies so well.