Scott Boland: Are you on board with him?

Are you coming on the express to Bowl-land?

  • Yes

    Votes: 24 82.8%
  • Also yes, but lower

    Votes: 5 17.2%

  • Total voters
    29

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Absolutely on board - probably my favourite bowler in world cricket at the moment.

Actual Batsmen who value their wicket are his bunnies. He's up with the best in the world on good pitches. Such a brilliant seam bowler in favourable conditions.

On flat roads, he doesn't have a weapon other than his accuracy, and he doesn't seem to have any strategy against the sloggers - the "Bazball" English took to him by ignoring traditional shots, running down the wicket and lofting over fieldsmen, lap shots and ramps, etc. His accuracy and consistency was turned into a weakness. He's not fast enough to trouble them with bounce, so without sideways movement he needs another trick (change of pace and sleight of hand variations).

He's the 4th pace bowler, much like Fleming was stuck behind McGrath/Lee/Gillespie - he'll retire 50 tests and 200 wickets short of where he could have.
 
What was the deal with his shit series away against England? Looked done on that tour. Is he just a juiced up Aussie wicket specialist?
I think England was a case of them a) producing pitches (on small grounds that don’t suit him and b) that being the first time he’s really had to deal with that. I’ll add in c) England playing the style they have has done that to a few and b) some of the tactics/ other bowlers also let him down badly.
 

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