Re: Ashes 2019
Reply #313 –
Cricket is a team sport, and relies on all players contributing to the result, so even if Starc just creates rough patches and offers a different angle that's something. But I would like more wickets.
At the moment he's the quintessential one trick pony. It's a good trick but he needs to develop other wicket taking strategies. That means playing a lot more four day cricket , in different places. He also needs to work on his short stuff and get the ball at troubling heights more often as high bumpers are nothing more than a waste of energy and low bumpers are fruit for the scoreboard.
I don't think its a coincidence that his best days occurred when a certain left handed opener spent a lot of time on "ball management". All players must evolve to improve and he has work to do. Even just better control would make him more effective.
I also note that I was very critical of our bowling crew against India and the lack of ball movement. The refusal to employ the off cutter against India, a much easier delivery to bowl than swing or leg cutters, was frustrating. The off cutter was used with tremendous skill and effect by Cummins et al. and the amount they got the ball to jag was alarming - just as difficult to play as late swing I reckon. Hazelwood also got a few to tail both ways but I didn't see a lot of true swing, though I didn't expect it. I wonder if the Duke's ball, with the very hard and proud seam promotes seams as well as swing?
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