Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
Reply #2229 –
Not sure bowling short with a packed legside field makes him McGraths league, the latter bowled batsman out while Wagner just waits for the batsman to mistime a pull or hook.
Viv, Ponting, Richie Richardson etc would have carved Wagner all over the park bowling that line at his pace....
While I agree about the abilities of Richards, Ponting, Greenidge and the likes, I don't agree about Wagner and McGrath being significantly different.
Ignoring the bowling length differences, their speed and modus operandi are basically the same, they fast-medium bowl the batsmen into a coma then wake them up and send them off with a tickle while the batsmen are still half-asleep!
Warne and McGrath is tandem specialised in this tactic, and they both benefited greatly from the consistent and complimentary approach.