England v India – The Rise of English pacers against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750
After giving a disastrous performance in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 this summer, the Indians might argue that the playing conditions were not suitable for their batsmen to shine, nonetheless, the fact remains that they faced a belligerent bowling onslaught which the current
Indian generation of cricketers had never experienced before.
The fact of the matter is that India went into the series living on past glory and were not prepared to face a bowling attack which surprisingly is now one of the top bowling arsenal in the world of cricket.
Last year, the Australians woke up to this realization and this year it was the Indians who were left awestruck after facing England. The surprising thing is that for almost two decades England had suffered in this department and it has only been for the
last three to four years that the Poms have managed to induct superb pacers backed by a formidable spin department.
While the likes of James Anderson, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 is just what they needed to cover the spin department. Swann is not an amateur and when times call for him to restrict the batsmen
from scoring freely, the 32-year-old spinner from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 always delivers.
This is what the Indians were up against, as they tried to see off the pacers, they were left flabbergasted by Swann, even though the Indians are masters when it comes to playing spin bowling, they definitely did not have their luck running in England.
Perhaps, it is too early to write poems of commemoration for the English side, nonetheless, they are proving their dominance in Test cricket and although they might still have many strides to overcome in the limited version of the game, they certainly have
reached the top in the longest format.
As of now, the English clearly have the best bowling attack in their arsenal and if things persist they will become an extremely challenging outfit in the fifty over game in times to come.
Being the number one team in Test and reigning champions in T20, the English have proved a lot and now it will be a test for them to retain their top spot at least in Test cricket longer than their predecessors India, who were dethroned after a year and
a half from the prestigious position.
However, unlike India, the English are more focussed on team effort than individual performances and this fact might prove fruitful for the Poms as in the absence of a bowler or two they will surely have a backup potent enough to pose a staunch challenge
against their opposition.
Speaking on the latest performances by the English pacers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, Bresnan and Broad chipped in to hammer an embarrassing defeat upon the Indians who are now down by 3-0 in the four-match Test series.
England need to retain the induction of express bowlers to prolong their dominance in the bowling department because relying on batsmen cannot win the team all their matches, a fact that India came to realize this summer when even after having the world’s
best batsmen in their side, they were bowled out twice in every game on meagre tallies by the dominant English bowlers.
Sides who have had quality bowlers have always dominated the sport, as one may recall the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 carried their side during the 90s and then Australia’s dominance
was owed to the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Donald-McGrath-c60183 and Bret Lee.
Now, England are following suit to all the former great teams by banking on quality bowlers to make their way in the national side which is perhaps the best move by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after a long time.
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