Is the problem with the Australian Bowling Coach. Is this where the problem lies? I think it was 2005 when we poached England's bowling coach after we lost the Ashes there. This was the wrong move because A England used sugar lollies to assist in reverse swing which is illegal; we lost because we were carrying out of form batsmen like Katich and Martyn and leaving form players like Hussey out; McGrath was in killer form and got injured and we refused to select McGill and Warne when leg spin was killing the poms on all wickets over there.
You could say Hildich and his imbecile selectors cost us that series, and they did but why did that series make us pinch their bowling coach?
Since then things have gone down hill. This is what that bowling coach has achieved:
1. Bollinger was had that ability to swing the ball back into right handers and was deadly accurate and a wicket taker for NSW. When he made the Australian team all of a sudden he couldn't swing it and his accuracy has fallen a bit. All he does is angle it across the right handers and into the lefties. He was twice the bowler before the Aussies got their hands on him.
2. Brett Lee used to swing the ball and get nice angle on his seam and was a super 1 day bowler then all of a sudden he was bowling with a dead straight seam and getting no movement and now he's gone.
3. Hilfenhaus used to bowl a straight delivery. Now he has no variation and appears to have very little smarts. Hasn't been taught to use variation.
4. Johnson has been in the system for a long time and has made next to no progress. In fact he has probably gone backwards a bit. He can't stand the seam up and he can't land them.
5. Bracken used to be the best 1 day bowler in the world. He had excellent accuracy and swung the ball beautifully. I used to enjoy watching the seam come out of his hand spinning perfectly and pointing straight at 2nd slip of leg slip and the ball hooping and getting players out. At the end of his career the wonderful aussie bowling coaches managed to get his seam dead straight (pointing at the keeper). Then he couldn't move the ball and now he's long gone.
6. Hauritz. Why the hell can't he even bowl an arm ball!
We have a load of young guys coming in and all of them don't move the ball a lot, they bowl with dead straight seams and this is what Cooley has managed to achieve with some of our better bowlers who used to be able to swing the ball and cut it. McKay is one who is a real talent but his seam position is too straight for movement in the air and off the wicket.
Sine we instated this guy things have gone backwards. Sure we have lost stars but the guys who were next in line have gone backwards and it's unacceptable. Sri Lanka showed just how unskilled our bowlers are. We bowl poor bouncers and no one can bowl yorkers! Like in any work place, when you are in charge of a failing department and things are going backwards you get replaced.
Bring back Dennis Lillie as full time bowling coach!
You could say Hildich and his imbecile selectors cost us that series, and they did but why did that series make us pinch their bowling coach?
Since then things have gone down hill. This is what that bowling coach has achieved:
1. Bollinger was had that ability to swing the ball back into right handers and was deadly accurate and a wicket taker for NSW. When he made the Australian team all of a sudden he couldn't swing it and his accuracy has fallen a bit. All he does is angle it across the right handers and into the lefties. He was twice the bowler before the Aussies got their hands on him.
2. Brett Lee used to swing the ball and get nice angle on his seam and was a super 1 day bowler then all of a sudden he was bowling with a dead straight seam and getting no movement and now he's gone.
3. Hilfenhaus used to bowl a straight delivery. Now he has no variation and appears to have very little smarts. Hasn't been taught to use variation.
4. Johnson has been in the system for a long time and has made next to no progress. In fact he has probably gone backwards a bit. He can't stand the seam up and he can't land them.
5. Bracken used to be the best 1 day bowler in the world. He had excellent accuracy and swung the ball beautifully. I used to enjoy watching the seam come out of his hand spinning perfectly and pointing straight at 2nd slip of leg slip and the ball hooping and getting players out. At the end of his career the wonderful aussie bowling coaches managed to get his seam dead straight (pointing at the keeper). Then he couldn't move the ball and now he's long gone.
6. Hauritz. Why the hell can't he even bowl an arm ball!
We have a load of young guys coming in and all of them don't move the ball a lot, they bowl with dead straight seams and this is what Cooley has managed to achieve with some of our better bowlers who used to be able to swing the ball and cut it. McKay is one who is a real talent but his seam position is too straight for movement in the air and off the wicket.
Sine we instated this guy things have gone backwards. Sure we have lost stars but the guys who were next in line have gone backwards and it's unacceptable. Sri Lanka showed just how unskilled our bowlers are. We bowl poor bouncers and no one can bowl yorkers! Like in any work place, when you are in charge of a failing department and things are going backwards you get replaced.
Bring back Dennis Lillie as full time bowling coach!