This isn't the best time to post this after the guy got 4 wickets today, but i only just found this forum today, but i've been thinking along these lines and told my argument to many people for a while now.
But anyway, Jason Gillespie, although he looks great, he has a great run up and a whippy action and bowls a good line and length, but he just doesn't pick up enough wickets.
There is no argument against it, he has hardly picked up a wicket since the Ashes tour, and even on that tour, he finished off poorly. Admittedly he seems to be unluckiest of the Australian bowlers and seems to have the most catches dropped of him, but after such a long period with so little wickets, this Ashes series is the time were he is going to have put some good performance or he may find himself on the outer of the Australian XI.
For a guy whos been compared to being "as dangerous as McGrath" he has hradly taken a wicket.
In fact, you'll find since (and including) the fourth test of the 2001 Ashes series he has taken only 29 wickets in 11 tests at an average of fractionally under 40.
For a guy to be opening the bowling and in that sought of form, is just not good for the team. And his four wickets today was his first 4for since early in the Ashes tour.
Thoughts??
But anyway, Jason Gillespie, although he looks great, he has a great run up and a whippy action and bowls a good line and length, but he just doesn't pick up enough wickets.
There is no argument against it, he has hardly picked up a wicket since the Ashes tour, and even on that tour, he finished off poorly. Admittedly he seems to be unluckiest of the Australian bowlers and seems to have the most catches dropped of him, but after such a long period with so little wickets, this Ashes series is the time were he is going to have put some good performance or he may find himself on the outer of the Australian XI.
For a guy whos been compared to being "as dangerous as McGrath" he has hradly taken a wicket.
In fact, you'll find since (and including) the fourth test of the 2001 Ashes series he has taken only 29 wickets in 11 tests at an average of fractionally under 40.
For a guy to be opening the bowling and in that sought of form, is just not good for the team. And his four wickets today was his first 4for since early in the Ashes tour.
Thoughts??