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He’s in superb form.
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Will England risk him for the game versus Pakistan?
Given that this is the final, one would think that the risk would be worth it given Pak batters' issues with pace and short balls.
Will England risk him for the game versus Pakistan?
Given that this is the final, one would think that the risk would be worth it given Pak batters' issues with pace and short balls.
Will England risk him for the game versus Pakistan?
Given that this is the final, one would think that the risk would be worth it given Pak batters' issues with pace and short balls.
Shoaib Akhtar on Mark Wood:
“Mark Wood, a great looking guy and a lovely human being with a beautiful action, that’s what I like to see!” said Shoaib.
“A couple of things I have noticed. He loses his follow through. Thank god he shortened his run up. He lands on the left foot, and you see often he collapses on the pitch because he cannot control the follow through.
“If he is thinking that he cannot bowl more than 155, he is absolutely wrong there! If he wants to bowl 100mph, he needs to start pulling trucks. I made the pitches about 26 yards. I made a ball about four times heavier than normal. I trained by doing a lot of weights, riding the bicycle with weights on it. I would do about 1000 reps.
“I noticed I developed muscles that I had never been able to touch before. Little did I know that I was losing my knees, bones and cartilage at the same time. Whoever can bowl 150kph has 10ks in reserve, with the right preparation and the right recuperation,”
Looking forward too seeing Woody in test action.
Going forward post-A&B, my pace attack would be Wood, Robinson and Stone.
What happened to stone? Where is he?
Fastest ball this morning so far of 97.3mph.
Unlucky not to get a wicket.
I think England will only get him for this match and then he will be rotated out again, but 25 overs of him across the Test could make a key difference to the result if he bowls well.
Thats 156.5 kph.
Even if he takes new wickets he is still helping the other bowlers with sheer shock value.
Cook used him as a strike bowler, but Root and Stokes seem to use him differently which I think is wrong. He should have been leading the attack for years by now.
I think England will only get him for this match and then he will be rotated out again, but 25 overs of him across the Test could make a key difference to the result if he bowls well.
High quality seamer and match winner for England.
More than handy with the bat as well
A shame that he's 32 and does not have many years left in test cricket
And there you have it.
32.5 overs in the Test and he made a huge difference with his pace and bounce.
A bowler like Wood gives a captain so many additional options to take wickets, particularly on dying and/or flat pitches.
Mark’s workload needs to be managed carefully but no doubt when he is out there on the pitch he can be a matchwinning player.
More than handy with the bat as well
149kph from Wood to Salman Agha
It doesnt matter what type of pitch it is - the speed will get you and that's where he is so good.
12 dot balls on this ground is special effort.
Hasn't played cricket for 2 and a half months and still not fit for this 2nd Ashes Test. Hasn't played first-class cricket in over 6 months too.
Both the English raw pacers Wood and Archer are far too unreliable.
At least Rauf picked up 3 wickets and bowled one extra over yesterday versus Mark Woods who got smashed for same number of runs and 0 wickets...Just like Haris Rauf he is struggling in WC so far. Very expensive. Has Wood not played in India before?
Yes, people having a go at Haris yesterday should also type two words on Wood today. He has more experience than Haris but his numbers in ODIs are very poor averaging close to 40.At least Rauf picked up 3 wickets and bowled one extra over yesterday versus Mark Woods who got smashed for same number of runs and 0 wickets...
Yea you wouldn't want to read this space here if rauf had the same numbers as wood yesterday.Yes, people having a go at Haris yesterday should also type two words on Wood today. He has more experience than Haris but his numbers in ODIs are very poor averaging close to 40.
Come back and talk when he's back on the cricket pitch and not in the hospital please. Otherwise Archer = Simon Jones. A nobody in the history of cricket.Great bowler, much better than Rauf but nowhere near Archer. This World Cup has been a massive reality check for you, @Forum363.
A fit Jofra is a massive asset for England and their white ball bowling has been toothless without him. There is a reason why Mumbai Indians retain him year in year out in spite of his recurring injury problems.
He is a generational talent.
Unfair comparison. Simon Jones has achieved more for English cricket than Jofra.Come back and talk when he's back on the cricket pitch and not in the hospital please. Otherwise Archer = Simon Jones. A nobody in the history of cricket.