Vilander Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 He bowls a few balls with exceptional speed, remember the one delivery at 150ks to clean bowl Raina. He seems to have better control than Yadav although clearly slower than Yadav.
Sid Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Becoming a big fan of this guy,I think he will be a great bowler.
Old guy Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 awesome bowler much better then anderson and even barbie :P
VRV Singh Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 He is bowling really well. I am impressed with his development since the Ashes. Maybe it will be hard to ignore him for the summer home series'? Not sure about Tremlett's fitness for that.
Clarke Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Anderson, Broad, Finn, Bresnan, Swann & Monty - jolly good all round pack of bowlers.
daryl1985 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Let me tell you' date=' Bresnan will stay in the team but emergence of Finn can end the career of Anderson soon.[/quote'] Disagree. Anderson has bowled well in away tours recently (Australia and the UAE) and is a monster in English conditions. Unless his form drastically falls he will stay in the side. At the moment the 3rd seamer spot is between Bresnan and Finn. That is an amazing selection dilemma for England to have.
Old guy Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Disagree. Anderson has bowled well in away tours recently (Australia and the UAE) and is a monster in English conditions. Unless his form drastically falls he will stay in the side. At the moment the 3rd seamer spot is between Bresnan and Finn. That is an amazing selection dilemma for England to have. yep anderson maybe in odis outside england struggles but in tests he is very good and when he doesn ot gets wicket he keeps scoring down in tests and u can count on him to lead the attack and get wickets when u need the most one of the best test bowlers in the world currently but tbh not that good odi bowler
daryl1985 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 yep anderson maybe in odis outside england struggles but in tests he is very good and when he doesn ot gets wicket he keeps scoring down in tests and u can count on him to lead the attack and get wickets when u need the most one of the best test bowlers in the world currently but tbh not that good odi bowler Totally agree. Forgot to say that i meant Anderson will remain in the side in tests.
Old guy Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Totally agree. Forgot to say that i meant Anderson will remain in the side in tests. ah then i agree with u :two_thumbs_up:
rkt.india Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Nothing bland about Finn's bowling There is a stifled groan when Steven Finn appears to talk to the UK media. It is not that Finn is unfriendly or unpopular - far from it - more that, well, his press conferences can be a little bit bland. That is not to say Finn is bland in everyday life. By all accounts, he is fine, easy-natured company with a sharp wit and ready smile. But, compared to some of his England colleagues - the likes of Graeme Swann or Kevin Pietersen - Finn offers the media very little in the way of 'sound bites.' And why should he? Finn's job - and it is a job he is becoming very good at it - is to take the new ball for club and country and dismiss opposition batsmen. At present it is a role he is fulfilling only in limited-overs cricket at international level. Soon it will be a role he is fulfilling in the Test team. If you could invest in young men, you would put your shirt on him. Finn, 22, has been one of the stars of England's ODI team in the UAE. He has claimed 11 wickets in the three games and has played a large part in helping England secure an unassailable 3-0 lead with one game to play. His bowling average in the series is just 8.36 and he has conceded a thrifty 3.06 runs per over. Even in a seam attack including such fine established international bowlers as James Anderson and Stuart Broad, Finn has stood out. Indeed, he has looked the best of the trio. When it comes to the attributes of a top-quality fast bowler, Finn has a full hand. He has pace and height. He has an easy, repeatable action. He has stamina and strength and, now, he seems to have developed the skills to trouble good batsmen on good surfaces. It is not that he has just learned how to swing and reverse swing the ball, or that he now seems to gain more seam movement, it is that he has put the whole package together and added the vital ingredient - consistency - to his game. Finn's bowling in the ODI series has been immaculate. He has maintained a horrid, nagging length that has left batsmen unsure whether to play forward or back, he has nipped the ball both ways off the seam and gained some swing. And he has done it all at pace. He has regularly exceeded 90mph and left a batsman as experienced as Younis Khan saying how surprised - and impressed - he was with Finn's aggression and hostility. With such a record, it is understandable that Finn reserves his eloquence for the pitch. "I like to let my bowling do the talking," he said. "You can have all the bravado that you want, but if you bowl a heap of rubbish it's not going to help. It is important you back your words with actions and thankfully I've been doing that this series. Body language is definitely something that's important for a fast bowler and hopefully it's something I've added to my game." In a weaker era of England cricket, a bowler of Finn's ability would already be a fixture in the Test side. As it is, however, he may need to be patient to displace Anderson and Broad - who are highly likely to form the two-man seam attack that England will field in Sri Lanka - while Tim Bresnan's excellent record and all-round skills also give him an edge. "I feel as if I'm ready to play Test cricket," Finn said. "It's not in my hands whether I do or not. All I can do is keep trying to perform in every game that I'm picked to play. Every time I bowl well for England it does me no harm and I've targeted that Test place. By no means am I expecting to be in that Test team. It's just something I'm working towards. "Test cricket is where I want to be. It's something I want to do for the rest of my career. By no means do I think I deserve to walk straight into that Test team. I haven't done myself any harm by bowling relatively well out here, so we'll see where we are if I'm picked in the Sri Lankan squad. I'm improving all the time." For now Finn must be consoled by the knowledge that he is playing a large part in the improvement in England's limited-overs form. After the 5-0 ODI defeat England suffered in India and the 3-0 Test series defeat they suffered here, Finn feels England's performances in the UAE speak volumes for the character of the side and their hopes of challenging in the 2015 World Cup. "It's important to win this ODI series," he said. "It's good for character building. We lost 5-0 in India and lost the Test series 3-0, so to come back and be 3-0 up in a four-match series is a very good effort mentally and physically. We've proved to ourselves that we can play in the sub-continent and we've developed plans that work in the sub-continent. We're just striving towards this 2015 World Cup. We've put a team together that can, hopefully, stay together 'til then and if we do that, this will put us in good stead. "I wouldn't say winning the ODI series makes up for losing the Tests. But I would say that it shows we've improved and adapted to the conditions. To win here and have the chance to make it 4-0 on Tuesday is a great opportunity for us to ram home what a good ODI side we've become." http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/current/story/554429.html
Ultimate_Game Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 One of the most improved fast bowler along with Ben Hilfenhaus.
maverick451 Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Excellent improvement from Finn, I think his lack of batting goes against him in the test selection, England like to bat really deep, usually we bat right down to 10 with swann, I think at the moment as a allround package bresnan is just ahead of him.
Viki_J Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Steven Finn plays quite well and has shown enough improvements !
MCcricket Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 Finn IS VERY EXCITING , to me better then Pattinson, Cummins , and other emerging bowlers currently, he has some problems with his rhythm and action, when in full flow he should be in Englands team, Bresnan to me is the first pick, Anderson is over hyped, only good at home, Bambi is also over hyped.
Old guy Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 Finn IS VERY EXCITING ' date=' to me better then Pattinson, Cummins , and other emerging bowlers currently, he has some problems with his rhythm and action, when in full flow he should be in Englands team, Bresnan to me is the first pick, Anderson is over hyped, only good at home, Bambi is also over hyped.[/quote'] agreed i rate this guy higher then any upcoming bowler abt anderson he proved one thing he is good test bowler but rubbish odi bowler will still pick him cos he has experience and leads the attack well and when on song he is unplayable ask sachin :winky:
daryl1985 Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Finn IS VERY EXCITING ' date=' to me better then Pattinson, Cummins , and other emerging bowlers currently, he has some problems with his rhythm and action, when in full flow he should be in Englands team, Bresnan to me is the first pick, Anderson is over hyped, only good at home, Bambi is also over hyped.[/quote'] England have a very good selection dilemma. Bresnan has been excellent when picked, Finn is arguably the best fast bowling prospect in world cricket but Anderson and Broad are currently certainties to be picked. James Anderson bowled well in Australia in 2010-2011 (better than his figures suggested) and did well in the UAE. Anderson is better than good at home, he is a monster in swinging conditions. I would argue he is almost as much of a beast as Sehwag is batting in subcontinental conditions. Broad has been outstanding in the last 2 series and has the potential to become a seriously good all-rounder.
Old guy Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 England have a very good selection dilemma. Bresnan has been excellent when picked, Finn is arguably the best fast bowling prospect in world cricket but Anderson and Broad are currently certainties to be picked. James Anderson bowled well in Australia in 2010-2011 (better than his figures suggested) and did well in the UAE. Anderson is better than good at home, he is a monster in swinging conditions. I would argue he is almost as much of a beast as Sehwag is batting in subcontinental conditions. Broad has been outstanding in the last 2 series and has the potential to become a seriously good all-rounder. i think anderson is as good as steyn when conditions favor him steyn beats him on flatter tracks though and also consistency but england attack on whole is good but i sitll think south african attack is lil better ..not much diff though
Raghav_12 Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 England have a very good selection dilemma. Bresnan has been excellent when picked, Finn is arguably the best fast bowling prospect in world cricket but Anderson and Broad are currently certainties to be picked. James Anderson bowled well in Australia in 2010-2011 (better than his figures suggested) and did well in the UAE. Anderson is better than good at home, he is a monster in swinging conditions. I would argue he is almost as much of a beast as Sehwag is batting in subcontinental conditions. Broad has been outstanding in the last 2 series and has the potential to become a seriously good all-rounder. I may be missing something here but Chris Tremlett is also very worthy candidate or used to be some 6 months back.
Old guy Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 I may be missing something here but Chris Tremlett is also very worthy candidate or used to be some 6 months back. his bowling style is such that he will struggle in subcontinent but in other parts of world he is gr8 good competition going on in this english side.... other then anderson no other bowler has stable place now even swann is competing with monty now
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now