Yeah, I think you were right there. There was a fair bit of controversy about it all before the start of last (English) season, IIRC, and I can't remember it properly - but I thought that he had to choose (Symonds-style) whether he wanted to be deemed as a player for England and undergo the qualification period, and not be counted as an international player, or stay with Aus and count as a county's international.BoyBrumby said:
FFS, you haven't even seen him bowl yet.aussie said:
Mate, he really gives the ball a 'rip'. I don't think an 'offie' - with a legitimate action - could turn it much more than he does. That he took a '5-for' at the Gabba and the WACA, tells you something. His best performances were actually away from the spin friendly Adelaide Oval. I know people have said that he's a 'one season wonder', but when you turn it like he does, and really through it up there, you'll consistently get wickets. Hope he doesn't play too much 50 over cricket though, which can tend to make off-spinners bowl flat (like Nathan Hauritz).aussie said:2. Yep that does look frightening& did u see Cullen bowl anytime last season if yes how did he look???
That was half his problem - he's a guy who bowls mostly with overspin, and very quick and flat. And because he bowls leggies, and is from Victoria, he's suddenly called the next Warne.aussie said:seems so, before he became captain he did so well in the 2002 undr-19 WC & ppl were saying that the next Warne was born & i was looking foward to see how his bowling would progress in the Victorian side but not much has happened unfortunately
To tell you the truth, if the Australian selectors want to persevere with Watson as an all-rounder for the long term (and I'd say that, with them having watched Flintoff this series, it would remind them how much a fantastic all-rounder is worth to any side) then having a White-type of player bat at 7 wouldn't be the worst move in the world at all, providing a fair bit of flexibility.aussie said:
Having said that, trying to play most of the balls to leg-side, does open up the LBW. To that end, umpires always seem to give more LBW's when a batsman is playing across the line, too. Anyway, the key for a 'china-man' is to bowl fairly full, maintain an off-stump line, and have a captain who will set fields accordingly - as you imply, drop short and you'll go the journey.vic_orthdox said:
Much like that "frog in a blender" bloke that played for South africa.. Very strange action. Good prospect tho, and he has a good wrong unTop_Cat said:
