Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

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The batsman clearly has problems picking up the slinging bowling action which doesn't surprise me. Reminds me a bit of Tait and a little bit of Shoaib Akhtar where the low arm action makes the ball skid on and not bounce as much from a greater height. Not sure its good for his shoulder long term. The best sling action of all time was Jeff Thomson. I still watch it after all these years and marvel at it. Its a shame his shoulder injury slowed him down a bit in his prime.

Looks a lot like Malinga.

 

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Looks a lot like Malinga.

Wasn’t he called for chucking too?

 

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I'm not arguing that he's had a poor start to the year although almost identical to Todd. It's his ability to extract turn and bounce. His last season clearly shows that his best is a lot better than Todd's.

An average of 40 versus 30 is not identical. I suspect Todd's 21 wickets at an average of 25.4 in tests weighed heavily in his favour. All else being equal I think they would have picked Murphy. If Corey had carried on in the same form this year as last he probably would have got the spot.

I do think you underrate Murphy's ability to spin the ball and take wickets. He gets a lot of dip and a little drift when bowling at his best.

 

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Wasn’t he called for chucking too?

Not sure.