Jhye Richardson

[The Swans Blog]

Straight up a keeper and bloody good with the new ball.

He and Cummins should get it for the Ashes, hands down. But you just know selectors will go back to the highly ineffective Hazlewood and Starc combination.

Despite Cummins beingthe leading Australian wicket taker against India and landing his first 10-for against Sri Lanka.

In: Richardson
Out: Starc

 

[Aussie_boy]

When's the last time we played regularly without a left armer though?

Can't help but like Jhye Richardson though, not sure he's close to being in our best white ball teams but comfortably in the frame for test squads from now on.

 

[Len Nicodemo]

Ill give Starc a chance due to his record overall, but I think Richardson has shown he is great ashes prospect with his Line and length along with ability to swing it both ways at speed. Ideally we have an in form Starc alongside Cummins and Richardson. Hazelwood is making way for me if Richardson continues his form.

 

[Len Nicodemo]

Happy with new ball combination to be Cummins and Richardson.

 

[Pykie]

I think this year has a real 1989 feel about it.

The UK media will no doubt go to town on our batting lineup as the worst ever to tour England as well as the whole Smith & Warner situation leading into the series. However I don’t think this current English side is much better.

With Rabada out injured for the next few months, Cummins is probably going into this series as the best fast bowler in the world. He definitely swings and moves the ball enough to be very successful over there. I’m far more confident of him than I was of Hazlewood/Starc/Pattinson leading into the last away series and they were getting major props as the best attack in the world coming into that Ashes.

Picking Richardson would be akin to Waugh/Taylor in 89’ imo. Every decade or so you see a young player take his chance at test level and the eye test tells you this guys is going to be a top top test player for a long time, Richardson is that.


I genuinely think the pressure that would be created from a Cummins/Richardson opening pairing is the best chance of creating a boilover in England. If he gets the opportunity, i actually think Richardson will walk away with the most wickets from a Aussie bowler for this series.

 

[Len Nicodemo]

I think this year has a real 1989 feel about it.

The UK media will no doubt go to town on our batting lineup as the worst ever to tour England as well as the whole Smith & Warner situation leading into the series. However I don’t think this current English side is much better.

With Rabada out injured for the next few months, Cummins is probably going into this series as the best fast bowler in the world. He definitely swings and moves the ball enough to be very successful over there. I’m far more confident of him than I was of Hazlewood/Starc/Pattinson leading into the last away series and they were getting major props as the best attack in the world coming into that Ashes.

Picking Richardson would be akin to Waugh/Taylor in 89’ imo. Every decade or so you see a young player take his chance at test level and the eye test tells you this guys is going to be a top top test player for a long time, Richardson is that.


I genuinely think the pressure that would be created from a Cummins/Richardson opening pairing is the best chance of creating a boilover in England. If he gets the opportunity, i actually think Richardson will walk away with the most wickets from a Aussie bowler for this series.

His ability to swing the ball both ways at speed is amazing. His line and length is also exceptional and for such a young bowler he doesn’t seem to get sucked into the ‘have to bowl every ball at 145’ mentality.

 

[Wedge McManus]

I've been much more disappointed in Josh Hazelwood than Mitchell starc over the last twelve months. Starc is a slingy pace machine who's career has never been built on accuracy but sudden devastation and the ability to wrap up an innings very fast. He's out of form horribley I'll admit but Hazelwood hasn't been able to keep the runs down or sustain his pace for long periods. Forcing Cummins to do both. Hazelwood I'd be more worried about

 

[Len Nicodemo]

I've been much more disappointed in Josh Hazelwood than Mitchell starc over the last twelve months. Starc is a slingy pace machine who's career has never been built on accuracy but sudden devastation and the ability to wrap up an innings very fast. He's out of form horribley I'll admit but Hazelwood hasn't been able to keep the runs down or sustain his pace for long periods. Forcing Cummins to do both. Hazelwood I'd be more worried about

Hazelwood has definitely been poor. He has an ability to fall away to the left which compromises his action and delivery. When his pace drops and he is off his line he really is open to be hammered. I hope he can correct his action pre ashes and be that length bowler.

 

[The Speaker]

How many player threads do we need? Seriously, we've got eight on the first page of this board atm

 

[Pykie]

How many player threads do we need? Seriously, we've got eight on the first page of this board atm

There's probably scope for a sub-board for individual player discussion threads tbh.

Like any of the football club boards do for players.

Good to track over time as well.

 

[The Speaker]

There's probably scope for a sub-board for individual player discussion threads tbh.

Like any of the football club boards do for players.

Good to track over time as well.

Gough Doss

 

[Damon_3388]

Yeah but what kind of cringe-worthy given names are "Jhye" and "Avon" though? Baby Bonus specials!

/unwarranted criticism and elitism

 

[frenchcutforsix]

Yeah but what kind of cringe-worthy given names are "Jhye" and "Avon" though? Baby Bonus specials!

/unwarranted criticism and elitism

Was he raised in a trailer park?

 

[frenchcutforsix]

Hazelwood has definitely been poor. He has an ability to fall away to the left which compromises his action and delivery. When his pace drops and he is off his line he really is open to be hammered. I hope he can correct his action pre ashes and be that length bowler.

Hazelwood needs some serious rest or nets to get that action right. He's been poor for a while now

 

[Gethelred]

What I especially liked about Jhye is how he uses the width of the crease to amplify what swing he's bowling, to change the angle to attack the stumps from the same length/line while the ball's moving. It's the sign of a thinking bowler, rather than just a fast/talented one, and you need those blokes to win a series overseas.

We've not had a thinking quick really for a long time.

 

[Damon_3388]

Hazelwood needs some serious rest or nets to get that action right. He's been poor for a while now

Perhaps a break, then some fitness work (so that he doesn't fall away during long spells) combined with further strengthening/stabilising work for his core, will do the trick.

 

[frenchcutforsix]

Perhaps a break, then some fitness work (some that he doesn't fall away during long spells) combined with further strengthening/stabilising work for his core, will do the trick.

Yep I agree. He falls away these days doesn't he? Seems to be putting the ball up there not bowling into the wicket

 

[Pykie]

I'll just leave this here:

 

[The Speaker]

Was he raised in a trailer park?

*caravan park

 

[Len Nicodemo]

What I especially liked about Jhye is how he uses the width of the crease to amplify what swing he's bowling, to change the angle to attack the stumps from the same length/line while the ball's moving. It's the sign of a thinking bowler, rather than just a fast/talented one, and you need those blokes to win a series overseas.

We've not had a thinking quick really for a long time.

Great call. Notice that to a RH when he bowls an inswinger he gets wider on the crease, and pushes his bowling arm down towards fine leg, and for an outswinger it’s tight into the umpire and the bowling arm through the body with a tilt to first slip.

 

[Gethelred]

Great call. Notice that to a RH when he bowls an inswinger he gets wider on the crease, and pushes his bowling arm down towards fine leg, and for an outswinger it’s tight into the umpire and the bowling arm through the body with a tilt to first slip.

When you watch Jim Anderson in swing/seaming conditions, you see him doing that sort of thing, even if the ball isn't doing a lot. In Adelaide during the Ashes, the day/night test, the ball was doing heaps but he used his position of release to ensure that the batsman had to play at every delivery.

Jhye looks the superior bowler (sans the incredible longevity plus the fact that every year Anderson has played he has improved) at least initially. What he needs, really, is some faith from the establishment to enable him to get selected over the record of Hazelwood (who, as far as I'm concerned, is the greatest casualty of the ball tampering fiasco; he's half the bowler he was without Warner messing with one side of the pill) or ahead of Starc.

But then, I'm for dropping the two of them, and picking another economical option who can bowl on a swing/seaming deck for the next Ashes anyway ahead of the NSW pair. Both of them have disappointed in England during past tours, and both could really do with some competition. One of the greatest fallacies in Australian cricket is that there is scant bowling depth, where what there is negligible amounts of is genuinely quick bowlers who can do what Starc?Hazelwood/ Cummins can do at extreme pace. If we were content to select a control bowler or two, our stocks would increase immeasurably, and it is only here (in Australia) that the pace you bowl is important to the degree that it is.

 

[Len Nicodemo]

When you watch Jim Anderson in swing/seaming conditions, you see him doing that sort of thing, even if the ball isn't doing a lot. In Adelaide during the Ashes, the day/night test, the ball was doing heaps but he used his position of release to ensure that the batsman had to play at every delivery.

Jhye looks the superior bowler (sans the incredible longevity plus the fact that every year Anderson has played he has improved) at least initially. What he needs, really, is some faith from the establishment to enable him to get selected over the record of Hazelwood (who, as far as I'm concerned, is the greatest casualty of the ball tampering fiasco; he's half the bowler he was without Warner messing with one side of the pill) or ahead of Starc.

But then, I'm for dropping the two of them, and picking another economical option who can bowl on a swing/seaming deck for the next Ashes anyway ahead of the NSW pair. Both of them have disappointed in England during past tours, and both could really do with some competition. One of the greatest fallacies in Australian cricket is that there is scant bowling depth, where what there is negligible amounts of is genuinely quick bowlers who can do what Starc?Hazelwood/ Cummins can do at extreme pace. If we were content to select a control bowler or two, our stocks would increase immeasurably, and it is only here (in Australia) that the pace you bowl is important to the degree that it is.

Strong post mate. Rate where you’re going with this. What about Worrall? I agree with you entirely re Hazelwood, he just hasn’t had the edge for a while and his action is problematic. Starc is just off. Pace is 145+ but his radar is so bad that he is ineffective.

Richardson, Cummins and Worrall. I’d like to see that tried.

 

[Len Nicodemo]

When you watch Jim Anderson in swing/seaming conditions, you see him doing that sort of thing, even if the ball isn't doing a lot. In Adelaide during the Ashes, the day/night test, the ball was doing heaps but he used his position of release to ensure that the batsman had to play at every delivery.

Jhye looks the superior bowler (sans the incredible longevity plus the fact that every year Anderson has played he has improved) at least initially. What he needs, really, is some faith from the establishment to enable him to get selected over the record of Hazelwood (who, as far as I'm concerned, is the greatest casualty of the ball tampering fiasco; he's half the bowler he was without Warner messing with one side of the pill) or ahead of Starc.

But then, I'm for dropping the two of them, and picking another economical option who can bowl on a swing/seaming deck for the next Ashes anyway ahead of the NSW pair. Both of them have disappointed in England during past tours, and both could really do with some competition. One of the greatest fallacies in Australian cricket is that there is scant bowling depth, where what there is negligible amounts of is genuinely quick bowlers who can do what Starc?Hazelwood/ Cummins can do at extreme pace. If we were content to select a control bowler or two, our stocks would increase immeasurably, and it is only here (in Australia) that the pace you bowl is important to the degree that it is.

Have you noticed Richardson’s little side step?

 

[Pykie]

When you watch Jim Anderson in swing/seaming conditions, you see him doing that sort of thing, even if the ball isn't doing a lot. In Adelaide during the Ashes, the day/night test, the ball was doing heaps but he used his position of release to ensure that the batsman had to play at every delivery.

Jhye looks the superior bowler (sans the incredible longevity plus the fact that every year Anderson has played he has improved) at least initially. What he needs, really, is some faith from the establishment to enable him to get selected over the record of Hazelwood (who, as far as I'm concerned, is the greatest casualty of the ball tampering fiasco; he's half the bowler he was without Warner messing with one side of the pill) or ahead of Starc.

But then, I'm for dropping the two of them, and picking another economical option who can bowl on a swing/seaming deck for the next Ashes anyway ahead of the NSW pair. Both of them have disappointed in England during past tours, and both could really do with some competition. One of the greatest fallacies in Australian cricket is that there is scant bowling depth, where what there is negligible amounts of is genuinely quick bowlers who can do what Starc?Hazelwood/ Cummins can do at extreme pace. If we were content to select a control bowler or two, our stocks would increase immeasurably, and it is only here (in Australia) that the pace you bowl is important to the degree that it is.

Hazlewood has been shit the last 12 month, but he deserves to go. I'm struggling to see a standout option after Richardson and Cummins.

He took 16 wkts @ 25 on his last tour there, which is a hell of a lot better than Starc (2 x tours) and Johnson averaged 35+ in that same tour.

Hazlewood leaked runs a bit, going at 4+ an over in 3/4 tests he played, but he consistently got wickets at a pretty regular interval.

If the selectors want a strike "wicket taker" for England, it's Hazlewood, not Starc who should be that guy.

 

[Pykie]

Strong post mate. Rate where you’re going with this. What about Worrall? I agree with you entirely re Hazelwood, he just hasn’t had the edge for a while and his action is problematic. Starc is just off. Pace is 145+ but his radar is so bad that he is ineffective.

Richardson, Cummins and Worrall. I’d like to see that tried.

Worrall will play the A series played concurrently with the World Cup, with a combo of Tremain, Boland and Siddle I imagine.

Hazlewood is a chance to play in this as well.

This coupled with the last 5 rounds of the shield will be pretty interesting.

Hazlewood was also diagnosed with a hot spot in his back, so he may not even be fit if the diagnosis is bad.