The thing I find strange at the moment is that most of England's woes are coming from their theoretically strong batting line-up, but it's the bowlers who are chopped about the most. I feel for Collingwood, I really do, because I like the guy, and in form, he's fantastic in 2 areas of the game, and at least bearable in the third, but he is right out of touch just at the moment, where Broad has lately had a couple of very respectable knocks as part of the tail.
I agree with the decision not to bring Harmison back just yet though. On top form, he's unbelievable, but when was the last time that happened? Three years ago? A flash in the pan at Old Trafford one or two years ago? On his day, I rate him highly, but to my mind he suffers from the fact that deep down he wanted (and still wants) to be a professional footballer, and if he ever got the chance to do so, he would drop cricket like a bad habit.
The one positive from the day I thought, was Flintoff. He may have been a tad over-cautious, but the fact that he was cautious, and ended up with a not-out, and ended the day with a wicket has got to be a good sign for the future.
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Date: 2008-07-30 08:46 pm (UTC)I agree with the decision not to bring Harmison back just yet though. On top form, he's unbelievable, but when was the last time that happened? Three years ago? A flash in the pan at Old Trafford one or two years ago? On his day, I rate him highly, but to my mind he suffers from the fact that deep down he wanted (and still wants) to be a professional footballer, and if he ever got the chance to do so, he would drop cricket like a bad habit.
The one positive from the day I thought, was Flintoff. He may have been a tad over-cautious, but the fact that he was cautious, and ended up with a not-out, and ended the day with a wicket has got to be a good sign for the future.