Getting Harry Brook for a duck was the big one for Australia. Already made his debut for Yorkshire and had scored 480 runs in this previous 9 innings at an average of 120.
There's probably no better way to show our youngsters what it takes to make it in the game than to make them watch Afghanistan's demolition of New Zealand in the U19 World Cup.
Afghanistan made 309-6 off their 50 overs. This wasn't based on one player scoring 200 (top scorer 69) but four getting 50s including Azmatullah Omarzai who smashed 66 off 23 balls! New Zealand were 107 all out.
This thrashing by Afghanistan wasn't in the sub continent but in NZ's own back yard and they haven't even sent their best U19, Rashid Khan, who is playing in the Big Bash and is the 3rd top bowler in the competition.
The reason for this? Dedication - practice, practice and more practice and little or no distractions. And no pampering either I suspect.
Not sure how you can get hold of it, but there's a pretty decent documentary called Out of the Ashes about the Afghanistan cricket team. It's from 2010
There's probably no better way to show our youngsters what it takes to make it in the game than to make them watch Afghanistan's demolition of New Zealand in the U19 World Cup.
Afghanistan made 309-6 off their 50 overs. This wasn't based on one player scoring 200 (top scorer 69) but four getting 50s including Azmatullah Omarzai who smashed 66 off 23 balls! New Zealand were 107 all out.
This thrashing by Afghanistan wasn't in the sub continent but in NZ's own back yard and they haven't even sent their best U19, Rashid Khan, who is playing in the Big Bash and is the 3rd top bowler in the competition.
The reason for this? Dedication - practice, practice and more practice and little or no distractions. And no pampering either I suspect.
Rashid has just had figures of 4-0-20-3 and is now the leading wicket taker in the Big Bash with 17 at a ridiculous economy rate (probably the lowest) of 5.52.
The only thing I am amazed at that he is 19 - he looks about 35 to me!
Bresnan is a decent limited-overs cricketer but he's had lots of injuries and he just doesn't have the pace for England these days
Does Sam Curran have the pace? Jake Ball, David Willey?
These days with white ball cricket, nous and variety are more important for seamers than outright pace anyway
Bresnan is a bit of a lumbering giant in the field and has the worst economy rate (9.75) of any of the dozen Scorchers' bowlers bar Adam Vosges who has only bowled two overs because he doesn't really bowl.
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We should give the young bowler some credit though I can see him troubling us for years
Quite an old looking 18 year old, Ben Reeves with a ginger wig on...
http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/42793185
Afghanistan made 309-6 off their 50 overs. This wasn't based on one player scoring 200 (top scorer 69) but four getting 50s including Azmatullah Omarzai who smashed 66 off 23 balls! New Zealand were 107 all out.
This thrashing by Afghanistan wasn't in the sub continent but in NZ's own back yard and they haven't even sent their best U19, Rashid Khan, who is playing in the Big Bash and is the 3rd top bowler in the competition.
The reason for this? Dedication - practice, practice and more practice and little or no distractions. And no pampering either I suspect.
The only thing I am amazed at that he is 19 - he looks about 35 to me!
He's only 32/33, it's funny how he's completely fallen off the England radar in all forms of the game.
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/80235/big-bash-2017-18
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/80235/big-bash-2017-18
These days with white ball cricket, nous and variety are more important for seamers than outright pace anyway
But a great prospect with a great attitude