I've been on here defending Siddle as a good ordinary bowler, a workhorse that picks up 20 overs plus a day. The draughthorse of the side, the guy who bowls the stock balls, and gets 2 wickets an innings. I argued that he was needed to protect they younger bowlers and would only ever be that. I argued that he should be in the side as that. I argued that he'd be collecting 200 odd wickets at 30 a piece and retire in 3 or 4 years time as another 'good' bowler.
Right now, he's a team racehorse, rarely gets more than 3 overs in a row. bowls at 145 kmp/h plus consistently, marginally slower than the fastest, but considerably faster than most fast bowlers. He seems to be fresh at the end of the day as at the start (as opposed to bowling 7 overs straight with the last 3 overs at 134-8 kmp/h). He rarely gets an extended bowling spell (even as long as harris or Hilfy). He often gets to bowl at the set batsmen, and rarely gets a crack at the soft wickets in the tail.
He would seem to be Clarke's death ray. Use sparingly and it will destroy your enemies, and let the lesser troops at the chaff.
I'm on the RHP thread defending Siddle as a GOP. this summer has seen him in the elite category.
IF this is consistent form we are going to see in the next 2 years, how much credit is due to McDermott and Clarke, changing the way we see and use Siddle?
Even in RSA siddle was the workhorse. Right now he is the racehorse. I would rate siddle ahead of any other bowler this summer based on the quality of wickets he's got, he seems to have torn apart many top orders as opposed to moping up tails.
I would suspect even Victoria didn't credit that Siddle was capable of this. He was supposed to be a workhorse who bowled well and ushered in a new era of fast bowlers, and then was going to step aside. His summer has been as good as any in recent years. by example his bowling average has dropped from 33 to 29, better than 10% improvement. throw in about 2 or 3 dropped catches from his efforts as well, and the fact he's taken close to 30 wickets at 18 ish.
I would never have expected this from siddle, I would have been pleased, based on his previous form at 20 wickets at 30 ish, and thought that would be par for him.
Right now, he's a team racehorse, rarely gets more than 3 overs in a row. bowls at 145 kmp/h plus consistently, marginally slower than the fastest, but considerably faster than most fast bowlers. He seems to be fresh at the end of the day as at the start (as opposed to bowling 7 overs straight with the last 3 overs at 134-8 kmp/h). He rarely gets an extended bowling spell (even as long as harris or Hilfy). He often gets to bowl at the set batsmen, and rarely gets a crack at the soft wickets in the tail.
He would seem to be Clarke's death ray. Use sparingly and it will destroy your enemies, and let the lesser troops at the chaff.
I'm on the RHP thread defending Siddle as a GOP. this summer has seen him in the elite category.
IF this is consistent form we are going to see in the next 2 years, how much credit is due to McDermott and Clarke, changing the way we see and use Siddle?
Even in RSA siddle was the workhorse. Right now he is the racehorse. I would rate siddle ahead of any other bowler this summer based on the quality of wickets he's got, he seems to have torn apart many top orders as opposed to moping up tails.
I would suspect even Victoria didn't credit that Siddle was capable of this. He was supposed to be a workhorse who bowled well and ushered in a new era of fast bowlers, and then was going to step aside. His summer has been as good as any in recent years. by example his bowling average has dropped from 33 to 29, better than 10% improvement. throw in about 2 or 3 dropped catches from his efforts as well, and the fact he's taken close to 30 wickets at 18 ish.
I would never have expected this from siddle, I would have been pleased, based on his previous form at 20 wickets at 30 ish, and thought that would be par for him.
