Pakistan’s coach Waqar Younis gives his prediction for The Ashes winner
The first Test Ashes is just five days away and the predictions and odds have been pouring in from former cricket legends. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 coach Waqar Younis also joined the predictions bandwagon and gave his take on the Ashes winner.
The legendary fast bowler declared that Australia has a “slight edge” over England’s bowlers. He said that the pitch in Brisbane suits the Australian attack but he did not under rate the English bowling attack as well.
The key to winning the Ashes, according to him, is how the side bowls. He said that whoever bowls well will be taking the coveted urn, which is the world’s smallest trophy, ever recorded.
The Ashes which takes place between arch rivals Australia and England is termed as the only cricket event after the World Cup to be known as the game’s most “aggressive battle”.
The two countries share common love and passion for the series, which can be noticed as both the countries are vying to win the trophy. The pre-Ashes hype has been enough to make the series the most “awaited” cricket event of the year.
Waqar Younis is clearly impressed by the Aussie bowlers as he said that Australia is surely getting a lot of negative press because of their form and injuries but the English side must not forget about their “fantastic and passionate” way of bowling on the
pitch.
Waqar Younis has been known to be the best fast bowler in the World and his pairing with the World’s greatest left arm pace bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292, has always resulted in a deadly combination for their side. Younis conceded that Australia’s pace men have more
rhythm and are more accustomed to the tropical weather of Brisbane where the first Test match would be taking place.
He reckons that the Australian line up have Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus, who would be the key bowlers for taking “20 wickets in a Test”. Therefore, he predicted that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 would take back the urn from England.
England won last year’s Ashes in their home country and this year they are eying a first time win in the land Down Under in 22 years.
Younis also compared the Australian dressing room situation to Pakistan saying that the men in green get their adrenaline pumping before they face http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. He likens the Ashes series just like an “Indo-Pak series where both the teams gears up to win”.
However, he also said England’s James Anderson and Graeme Swann would be the ones for the English side saying that they need to handle the pressure aptly to take an early lead.
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