England tour of Sri Lanka: Steven Finn seeks inspiration from James Anderson – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s bowling unit a blessing for himself.
Anderson is always there to guide him through every step, and he follows his advice whole heartedly.
Lavishing praise on the spearhead of the English pace attack, Finn said, “Jimmy (James Anderson) is an exceptional fast bowler. He knows how to extract the maximum movement, nip and swing in any given conditions. To have him talking to me at mid-off or mid-on,
to help me get my mindset right when I'm bowling, definitely helps.”
The thing which inspired Finn the most about Anderson is his patience and control. The 22-year-old pacer from Hertfordshire held that Anderson is not bothered if he is picking up wickets or not, and the speedster keeps on bowling in the right channels, expecting
the batsman to make a mistake.
Finn said, “As a young bowler you can look at him for how he gets his wickets, the places he pitches the ball and how patient he is. He doesn't go searching for wickets. He just lets it happen and he's as consistent as he can possibly be. As a bowler that's
something you can learn from.”
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 pacer, who is quickly becoming a permanent member of the English bowling roster, credits the improvement in his bowling to Anderson, and said that he has learned a lot from him ever since making his debut for the Poms.
Finn and Anderson are currently with the English team on the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 was not playing due to injury.
Sri Lanka opted to bat first after winning the toss. Anderson provided the early breakthroughs, claiming the wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who scored a century.
Sri Lanka at stumps on day one had scored 238 runs for the loss of six wickets.
Finn was content with England’s performance and hopes to take the remaining wickets early on day two. The match starts at 04:30 GMT.
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