I was on YouTube watching some of Brett Lee's videos courtesy our very own Robelinda. I couldn't help but notice how much his action changed from before he was selected by Australia to after.
no 1 - australia.. being the home side will give them a huge advantage as well as their team have a good mix of youngsters and experienced players such as mitchel johnson, clarke, haddin, siddle, harris, steve smith. these players look like they can perform on the big stage.
no 2 - south africa... They have a world class line up.. with kallis concentrating on odis if he returns to form and amla and de villiers and de kock they have a solid batting line up with steyn and morkel the best bowlers around and their fielding is the best around. so they are the obvious no 2 choice barring chokes they can win any game at any point.
no 3 - india... This indian side have a world class batting line up and the best finisher in dhoni.. they are not known to perform outside the subcontinent but in 2014 they are going to australia if i am not wrong and that exposure will help them alot. they are playing in new zealand as well so the experience they gain from there will be a big boost. barring injuries and their bowlers can step up their games they will be the team to beat.
Should Pakistan go with 2 specialist spinners or stick with 3 fast bowlers for the 2nd Test ?
Pakistan's recent record in Tests vs Sri Lanka is unimpressive - Last 12 Tests, Won 1 Lost 3 Drawn 8.
Why have Pakistan struggled against Sri Lanka in recent times?
I think he is. And he eclipses Junaid, albeit with a shorter life span.
Genuine pace and bounce. And he is developing swing. He is truly a deadly bowler.
In his latest blog for PakPassion, pace bowling coach Ian Pont looks at what went wrong for England as they suffered a whitewash in Australia. Pont analyses the squad selection, team selection, the tactics employed by the England think tank and also suggests what the fallout from such a thrashing could be.