Ashwin and Lyon's problems (cricket)

by Another Brick Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:04 am

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/548899.html

with dhobi behind the stumps, it is not surprising that ashwin thinks he is playing against Jabalpur Jonties and Vizag Wizards on Chepauk in tonty tonty.

You look at the way Ashwin goes about his craft and there is precious little energy through the crease. He depends greatly on his clever fingers and wrist. He gets good purchase on the ball, but his timing has to be spot-on, and he cannot achieve that timing with the help of his action, for there is hardly any energy there at all. There is a total reliance on fingers and wrist.

The way in which he sneaks in the Sudoku ball and other variations, which are either far slower or much faster than his normal stock offbreak, smacks of having played too much of T20, where a spinner looks to duck under the radar and get away without getting murdered.

Both Ashwin and Lyon have a lot of soul-searching to do, going into the Perth Test. Ashwin is certain to play, for India are desperately short of bowlers. And though Ashwin moves lumberingly in the field, he looks a well-organised batsman, perhaps good enough to win a place on batting alone in this brittle Indian line-up. It would help immeasurably if he could bring his bowling up to speed.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:33 am

I wondered if Powar would be effective against the Aussies, with his Loopy spinners.

But, something needs to change drastically, the selectors are giving a long rope to the oldies, another long rope to the young, yet another long rope to the speedsters and another long rope to spinners...

Dont think they have any specific plan.

In the meantime, Duncan is allowing SRT's son play with the team..Has the team come down to the kid's level or he is trying to raise the kid to the team level?

Shows that even the coach is afraid of the BCCI, Mumbai Mafia and THE White elephant.

Ashwin and Lyon's problems (cricket)

Ashwin and Lyon's problems (cricket)

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