Hamish Bennett - The next Shane Bond

[irottev]

He's awesome though. See him nail Dravid in the head? Dravid's one of the best players in the world. That represents some pretty awesome skill right there. Plus he was economical and bowled really well I thought. Was ulucky not to get a wicket. For a first test on an unhelpful pitch he showed promise. Injury's the only concern.

 

[Woodster]

After watching him play in the test.

1) I Am frustrated that he was picked if the selectors knew he was injury prone. I am sure he personally feels bad about this though.

2) He seems to like to try to bowl full pitched deliveries to top class batsman thinking he can clean bowl them. Gambhir is not going to miss a yorker if that is what he is trying to bowl. Next time you bowl please bowl just short of a good length in the corridoor of uncertainty.

3) Good pace.

Yes didn't he come into the Test witgh a question mark over his fitness ? Not as in he was carrying an injury, just that he's prone to breaking down ? If so, makes an even more ridiculous decision to play him with only one other seamer in a four-man bowling attack.

Don't think there's anything wrong with the odd full delivery, the yorker is not used frequently enough for my money in Tests these days. But it should be used pretty sparingly.

On the pace discussion, in his opening spell he displayed good pace, but thereafter his pace did drop quite a bit. I know in such opressive conditions its only natural,but it didn't surprise me when I saw how much effort goes into his action, and he charges in in his run-up.

 

[Woodster]

He's awesome though. See him nail Dravid in the head? Dravid's one of the best players in the world. That represents some pretty awesome skill right there. Plus he was economical and bowled really well I thought. Was ulucky not to get a wicket. For a first test on an unhelpful pitch he showed promise. Injury's the only concern.

Head shots are not uncommon on tracks such as these where the bounce is unpredictable and invariably the ball doesn't get up as much as the batsmen expect, so they are likely to have to take one or two on the napper. Don't think there was any particularly awesome skill in it.

He did show promise though I agree. Injury does seem a genuine concern, he seems to put a lot of stress and effort on his body in generating his pace.

 

[Chubb]

He's awesome though. See him nail Dravid in the head? Dravid's one of the best players in the world. That represents some pretty awesome skill right there. Plus he was economical and bowled really well I thought. Was ulucky not to get a wicket. For a first test on an unhelpful pitch he showed promise. Injury's the only concern.

Are you from Timaru?

 

[Teja.]

He's awesome though. See him nail Dravid in the head? Dravid's one of the best players in the world. That represents some pretty awesome skill right there. Plus he was economical and bowled really well I thought. Was ulucky not to get a wicket. For a first test on an unhelpful pitch he showed promise. Injury's the only concern.

Dravid, atm, particularly defensively, isn't the player he was.

 

[Jono]

I hope Bennett succeeds, but God his action is not pretty.

 

[irottev]

I hope Bennett succeeds, but God his action is not pretty.

It's a great action. Gives me a boner.

 

[morgieb]

Well, he got hurt in his first test. That's a resemblance to Bond.

 

[Flem274*]

Well, he got hurt in his first test. That's a resemblance to Bond.

Beat you to it.

 

[vcs]

I hope Bennett succeeds, but God his action is not pretty.

Indeed. Looks like a cross between Debashish Mohanty and Steve Harmison's actions.