http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969 finds Patrick Cummins in the same mould as Dale Steyn – Cricket News Update
Australia’s new coach, Mickey Arthur has compared newest sensation, Patrick Cummins with South African pacer, Dale Steyn ranking both in the same mould.
The 43-year-old was recently appointed the coach of the Kangaroo side, beating stiff competitions from the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Lee-Langer-c69712. With him on the board, the former South African mentor was quick to heap praise on Cummins after the player
received the Player of the Match accolade for his excellent bowling display against the Proteas in the second Test match.
Cummins heroics helped his team to level the 2-match Test series after he picked up 6 wickets in the Proteas second innings. Along with that, the player has scored the winning boundary off spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir to ensure a perfect end to his debut Test.
While Arthur has also seen the rise of Steyn from his time as the South African head coach (from a period between 2005 and 2010), he feels that Cummins can become the back bone of the Australian attack in years to come.
However, the word of caution was also high on his agenda as he is set to embark on a role of delivering success to the Kangaroo national team.
"I'm pretty sure he could be [a pillar of the team] down the line. I think we've just got to be a little bit careful just to temper the heightened expectation on him," Arthur said in Melbourne. "You always have expectations of an international cricketer,
but expectations might have just gone through the roof.”
"I see a similarity with him and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins is a lot younger, which makes it all the more exciting, added the South African.
The first assignment for Arthur will be taking on an inform http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. He however, will also be keen on monitoring the rise of the teenage fast bowler and ensure that he remains injury
free which in turn will help the Aussies to reclaim some of their past glory.
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