Which team currently has the best fast bowling attack?

[StephenZA]

Was first selected in 20/20s after dominating the domestic tournament and was selected to play tests after impressing when playing for the national side and dominating domestically. Steyn and Morne were first picked on similar small sample sizes. Ngidi still has a lot to do and fitness is a concern but Steyn and Morne were just as raw and no one questioned their elevation.

I'm not questioning his quality or ability and think he deserves his shot. Ngidi had basically just come off a year long injury came back and was performing well at FC. In those circumstances with a young bowler you would give him the entire season before selecting him. So he was pushed up, and into the team, before he was quite ready, for factors other than cricketing. It is not just about age but what came before the selection....

 

[SeamUp]

At the end of the day he has pushed ahead of Olivier and Morris deservedly so. I like gut calls but being Black African would have made the selection easier with someone as talented as him.

It's ideal too that when Steyn is back he will be touring and learning from guys as experienced and as good as Steyn, Philander, Rabada having spent good time with Morkel.

 

[Dendarii]

At the end of the day he has pushed ahead of Olivier and Morris deservedly so. I like gut calls but being Black African would have made the selection easier with someone as talented as him.

I agree. It would be naive to think that him being black had absolutely nothing to do with it, but there still was a case to made for his selection ahead of Morris and Olivier ignoring skin colour. And he did make his debut as part of four-man pace attack, so there was always going to be far less pressure for a young bowler playing in his first test with Philander, Rabada, and Morkel alongside him.

 

[SeamUp]

A top class ODI attack but average in Tests.

Lots of reasons - firstly playing in UAE where there's zero help for seamers hasnt helped.

Junaid was probably the best new and old ball bowler since the 2010 period but his injuries have diminished him by a great deal. Not sure about his Tests prospects anymore.

Hasan is still new in Tests and just hasn't played enough FC. Still needs to figure out his length in Tests.

Amir is well..not the same bowler anymore, has no skills with the old ball and can only swing the new ball in specific helpful conditions. This makes him pretty useless in UAE. He has also played 0 FC games in Pakistan in the last 2 years and just doesn't know how to bowl on flat pitches anymore.

Wahab is probably the best of the lot now but lacks the consistency. No skills with the new ball, best old ball bowler at the moment in the country.

Abbas is new but has shown good skills with the new ball.

The main problem is that since moving to UAE, PCB has changed the pitches used for domestic FC quite a bit. They are mostly green tops plus the quality of balls used are terrible so you're just not getting the same breed of fast bowlers with pace and reverse skills.

Most Pakistani fast bowlers tend to be very wristy. The last lot to show skills with that were Amir and Junaid neither are the same bowler anymore.

So basically it's a pretty average lot now.

I find this ridiculous. Test cricket really is fading as the pinnacle. Especially for the teams not able to compete with the top teams or play enough.

For Amir himself, he has hardly bowled lots of overs in his life. This isn't a body decision.

Amir likely to cut down on Tests to prolong career - ESPNcricinfo

 

[Starfighter]

Yes, that was really dissapointing. Seems like an excuse to go off and play T20 leagues to me.

 

[cnerd123]

Probably just feels disillusioned playing Tests tbh. Pakistan's current side isn't that great.