http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204 – Cricket News Update
Australian pacer, Peter Siddle has lauded the important contribution of teammate, Ben Hilfenhaus following his side’s convincing win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the first Test.
The Kangaroo pacers were in the thick of action at the MCG, as they piled considerable pressure on the tourists, who lost their fifth consecutive match outside the sub-continent.
While many have praised the aggression of Siddle and youngster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653, who was named the Player of the Match following his all-round contribution, the27-year-old has given his take on the maturity shown by the third Aussie pacer, Hilfenhaus.
The 28-year-old Tasmanian seamer was making his return to the Test side after being out of favor with the selectors, following the humiliating Ashes defeat earlier in the year. He was criticized for his predictability against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 where the batsmen found
it easy to read him.
He however, worked hard on his bowling, especially on his delivery stride by using the popping crease to great effect. That was evident in his performance against the Men In Blue, where he troubled the batters with pace and swing, taking his maiden five-wicket
haul in Test cricket.
His performance did not go unnoticed, as Siddle was quick to praise the bowler for piling up pressure on their opponents, allowing his side to conjure out a 122-run victory.
"The way he (Hilfenhaus) came and played to get his first five-for was outstanding. It has always been a key to his game, but just his consistency with his lines and the pressure he builds from that one end was obviously amazing," Siddle said.
The Aussie pacers shared the bulk of the burden with Siddle and Pattinson grabbing six scalps each in the match. After his five-for in the first innings, Hilfenhaus claimed another two in the second outing which accounted for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737
to end up with impressive match figures of 7 for 114.
Siddle claimed that Hilfenhaus’ work ethics was of great importance as he was bowling into the breeze.
"He always gets the hard jobs, but the effort pushing up into that breeze the whole match, and building the pressure from that end, it did help me and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 (Pattinson) from the other end," he said.
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