Australian cricket moving forward

[bunsen burner]

We don't have the cattle anymore to dominate. We're back with the pack (and have been for some time). In times gone past we could select the same team trest in test out and they could do the job. Now we don't have that calibre of player, in particular bowlers.

A few of our weaknesses:

1. Can't play swing
2. Can't bowl swing
3. Don't have a spinner


Possible solutions:

1. Have one or two spin friendly pitches in Australia
2. County cricket for our best up and comers
3. Spin bowling academy. Probably need someone better than Gavin Robinson to run it though. Bring in a Saqulain or kadir
4. More practise before tours - either tour matches or practice on similated wickets and same balls. Does make it hard with the intense scheduling though.

These are just off the top of my head without really thinking over pros and cons. What will work? What won't work? What else can be done?

Can we get a 4 year old chinese australian and get Shane Warne to teach him how to spin a cricket ball day in day out for 15 years? How do we find someone who can spin a ball?

 

[Rick18]

I don't think our problem is that we can't bowl swing, so to speak. It's that we can't bowl it consistently. At times we've got it to hoop and then others it's been dead straight even when the conditions suit. Compare that to someone like Jimmy "I went a million innings without a Test duck" Anderson who seems to get it to swing all the time, regardless of conditions.

I just think there's got to be faith shown in Hauritz or whoever they decide to be the spinner. This 'horses for courses' stuff isn't going to fill the bowling attack with any sort of confidence. If that means a spinner has to be played for a couple of series when they probably aren't up to Test level yet, then so be it. Sorta similar to how I viewed MJ when he first broke into the team.

If we want someone who can rip a ball, put some time and effort into Krezja.

 

[Cleavy]

Possible solutions:
3. Spin bowling academy. Probably need someone better than Gavin Robinson to run it though. Bring in a Saqulain or kadir

that's all good and well, but we're already handicapping ourselves by refusing to 'bowl' the doosra.