Geoff Lawson impressed with Ben Hilfenhaus – Cricket News Update
Former Australian fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204’ performance in the Melbourne Test against India, after recovering from a career-threatening knee injury.
Due to the aforementioned injury, Hilfenhaus remained out of action for almost a year. However, he did not let the fitness issues affect his game, and worked extremely hard off-season.
To improve his fitness level, he trained with the Australian Football League (AFL) players. Lawson felt that Hilfenhaus has returned as a stronger bowler than ever.
"I am not sure if Hilfenhaus going and training with AFL guys has done him that much good. It's purely a case of him recovering from a bad knee injury,” said Lawson.
The Tasmanian was pretty impressive throughout the opening Test playing a pivotal role in Australia’s emphatic 122-run victory at MCG. The young man nabbed seven wickets including his five-wicket haul in the first innings. In the second half of the clash, he grabbed important wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 for 169.
Lawson lauded Hilfenhaus’ speed and ability to swing the ball in both directions. He gave full credit to the Aussie bowling attack to clinch the win for Australia, but heaped special praise on the 28-year-old seamer.
"He's definitely put on a couple of yards of pace, and has got that swing going both ways. I don't think http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 46 Tests and 79 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
He was a strong candidate for the ‘Player of the Match’ award, but the prize eventually went to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 for his six wickets in the contest. The next encounter is scheduled to be held in Sydney, and Hilfenhaus’ ambition will be to perform even better to get a permanent position in the squad.
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