Bowling doesn't really work like that though. He'd lose a bit of zip if he tried to get it fuller from his natural length. It's why he only goes fuller when there is old-ball swing on offer. Trade some zip off the pitch for some movement in the air.
Don't think that is really the case with Morkel
I don't think he has that kind of control though. This does not make him a bad bowler, it just means he has to utilise other skills such as awkward bounce
Extremely unlikely given Hales hit a fifty in the last game. I sort of agree though.
Why would you drop a bloke who got a half century in last test?
Never believed that, and this course has a new groundsman who is claiming it will spin. No spinner would be a huge gamble.
No chance faf gets dropped. AB's best mate and made an 85 last test.
The historic stats and this seasons stats on first class cricket begs to differ. Also no grounds man is going to say it won't spin at all. We will see but I am 100% convinced it will aid the seamers way more then the spinners.
One half century in 4 innings is underperformance in test matches for an opener, if anything.
Cook averages 1 fifty+ score every 3 innings, Warner 2.52 and Vijay 3.6.
He has gone out on a limb and said he'd pick a spinner. That is far more than most groundsman usually say.