McGrath hopeful of Pattinson's future as a world class fast bowler - Cricket News Update
The legendary Australian pace bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 as a future Australian great.
McGrath, who was at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday for a promotional campaign for the McGrath Foundation, said that the young Australian gun has all the attributes of becoming a fast bowling star in future.
"I think he has all the attributes to be a great fast bowler," said McGrath while speaking to the media reporters at the sidelines of a promotional campaign of McGrath Foundation for breast cancer.
"I've been very impressed to look at James, the way he comes on to bowl. He's big, he's strong and he's nice and tall...I've really enjoyed watching him bowl and getting stuck into the Indian batsmen," he added further.
Pattinson, the 21-year-old Victorian right-arm medium pacer, has made a remarkable start to his international career claiming 20 wickets in the three Tests he has played so far, including two Man of the Match awards.
Pattinson made his Test debut along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at Brisbane last month, and was adjudged Man of the Match for his match winning five-wicket haul in New Zealand’s second innings.
He made a stunning start against the star-studded Indian side as well, taking six wickets in the Boxing Day Test guiding the Kangaroos to a convincing 122-run win.
The 41-year-old veteran fast bowler also praised the experienced pace duo of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197, saying that the Ashes veterans were bowling “with a new lease of life".
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"I think a team builds itself around a bowling attack and you look at the bowling attack the team has at the moment,” said the Australian fast bowling veteran who had claimed 563 wickets from 124 Tests only.
"Yesterday, I said 3-0 but I stuffed up because I thought there were only three Tests. But definitely 4-0 now," he predicted.
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