Just about everyone can manage a bit of both. But just about all the top quicks focus on one or the other with the new ball and I'm struggling to think of bowlers who were top level at both.
Who comes closest to being able to switch from Anderson to Philander mode when they want to? Or could manage both in a single delivery at an exceptional level?
Wasim is the best fit I can think of. I've watched a couple of guys who were outstanding at one and got a big boost from the other.
And I can think of players from before my time with reputations for both. But I'm not sure how justified they were. When you read player biographies they always describe a million bowling styles with lavish praise even if the bowlers weren't the best at them or bowled thae variations so infrequently in their careers that most fans might never see it happen.
So what excellent bowlers used both?
Who comes closest to being able to switch from Anderson to Philander mode when they want to? Or could manage both in a single delivery at an exceptional level?
Wasim is the best fit I can think of. I've watched a couple of guys who were outstanding at one and got a big boost from the other.
And I can think of players from before my time with reputations for both. But I'm not sure how justified they were. When you read player biographies they always describe a million bowling styles with lavish praise even if the bowlers weren't the best at them or bowled thae variations so infrequently in their careers that most fans might never see it happen.
So what excellent bowlers used both?