English bowlers are going to be tested in India, believes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Harmison-c2576 – Cricket News Update
Steve Harmison, the former England fast bowler, believes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and company will have to be at their best in order to trouble the Indian batsman in the forthcoming Test series between the two teams, which begins from November 15, at Ahmedabad.
The upcoming battle is extremely crucial for the Poms as they look to rebuild their Test team after the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Historically, the English teams have struggled in the sub-continent, because of completely different playing conditions as compared to back home, where the ball tends to move more in the air as well as off the pitch.
In http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, the English fast bowlers will not get a lot of assistance and to make matters worse, they will be up against one of the strongest batting line-ups of the world.
Harmison, who is regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers produced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the previous couple of decades, expressed that Cook will have to rely on his spinners on the Indian pitches. However, the former lanky cricketer is of the opinion that all the England fast bowlers are adept at reverse-swing, which should be handy in the upcoming series.
“It's very difficult. I'm sure England are banking on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Monty-Panesar-c2024 doing the bulk of the wicket-taking,” said the former fast bowler. “They (the England seamers) all bowl well with the reverse swinging ball and I think that's going to be the key for England whether it's (Steven) Finn, (Tim) Bresnan, (James) Anderson, (Stuart) Broad and (Graham) Onions.”
Harmison firmly believes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 and company will have to perform well on flat conditions if they want to be categorised amongst the best in the business.
“If you want to be the best bowler that you can possibly be you've got to go out and perform in these countries. England's game plan first and foremost will be to stop them from scoring,” he added.
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