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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Chris Jordan: England’s veteran seamer

Jordan aggression speaks louder than words
Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford
May 28, 2014


Chris Jordan leads England off after his five-wicket haul, England v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Old Trafford, May 28, 2014
Chris Jordan walks off with one of the match balls after his 5 for 29 © Getty Images
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Chris Jordan loves nothing more than hurling down a few bouncers, but is less bothered about hurling a few words at the batsmen along with them.

He would prefer the more silent-assassin type role and it certainly worked a treat at Old Trafford as he bagged 5 for 29 to inspire England to a 10-wicket win as they bundled out Sri Lanka for 67. Jordan's figures were the best by an England bowler at Old Trafford and the best for England since Chris Woakes' 6 for 45 against Australia in 2011.

In Durham, Sri Lanka appeared to try and ruffle Jordan with a few words and again at Old Trafford there were a couple of occasions when the experienced Mahela Jayawardene appeared to try to engage him. The most the Sri Lankans got back was a stare, and maybe another bouncer. Jordan sounded quite hopeful they would continue.

"That kind of stuff doesn't faze me," he said. "If anything it gets me going a little bit more. I try to leave as much as I can on the field if not everything. I've always been quite an aggressive performer. Too much talking may distract me from my task, so I try to keep my eye on the prize. When you cross that line you are playing international cricket so you try to play as hard as possible."

After having injury problems earlier in his career, Jordan is now renowned for how he keeps himself in shape and gained a glowing appraisal from David Saker, the fast bowling coach.

"He's just an ultimate professional," Saker told Sky Sports. "The way he prepares for every game, the way he looks after himself, he's the ultimate professional. He's fantastic to work with, he always wants to get better and he is getting better every game. He's just been fantastic."

England appear to be pushing Jordan into the role of an impact bowler, utilising the pace which has discomforted some of Sri Lanka's batsman, and he is keen to continue to make full use of the short balls available to him.

"That's something we spoke about so hopefully we can continue throughout the series. I want to be able to hit teams hard and use the short ball wisely because you are allowed two in an over. So with the extra man inside the circle I'm sure if the guys can get it up there they will try their best to use all two."

It was a simple decision for Man of the Match, as it was at The Oval when he played a central role in England's victory at the start of the series. On that occasion it was his innings of 38 off 13 balls that played as much a part as his bowling, but today there was little chance of his batting being needed.

England are expected to name their squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka a week on Thursday and only injury will prevent Jordan's name being it. He was a strong favourite based on his Championship form for Sussex before this series but, even having backed that up, he refuses to let his mind wander.

"Today I was concentrating on Old Trafford, now that is done we have to draw a line under that and move onto Lord's. That's my focus." Whether Jordan wants to admit it or not, he is clearly one of the coming men of English cricket
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Saw him in the T20 WC and he didn't look anything special.

He is kind of like Tim Bresnan.
 
To be honest he was gifted a lot of those wickets...One has to give praise to Anderson for dismantling and causing so much pressure for the SL top order
 
On this pitch, Jordan bowled really well and he's a clever cricketer. There were a couple awful strokes, but other than that, quality bowling.
 
Jordan's a cricketer who can make use of bounce it seems...He could be very useful for England in the WC actually. He can be a key asset vs SC teams- especially ones who struggle against the short ball :raina
 
Is he going to be the new 'enforcer'?
 
Bresnan had a good period in 2011, I remember fans here started comparing him to Kapil then... :)) Let him last 2-3 seasons.
 
I'm not sure he'll be great. Just doesn't take enough wickets and can be expensive. Only taken 172 FC wickets in 106 innings, whereas someone like Woakes (who's a lot faster these days) takes more wickets.

Bowls a heavy ball but you can see him breaking down with more injuries because his bowling action generates pace from the shoulders and back rather than gaining momentum through the runup. If Finn was firing on all cylinders, Jordan doesn't get a look in, but he's probably at the top of the queue come 1st test time.
 
Highly promising Caribbean bowler indeed. Will be good to see him don the maroons indeed. Oh wait...
 
Last time Woakes played in Australia he took 6 wickets so I think he should be in WC squad
 
Similar to the likes of Bresnan and Woakes. Good in LOIs but not long-term Test prospects.

Bresnan at the moment is not good enough for any format though.
 
Looks a good prospect but with the amount of Test cricket England play after a year or two he will become a trundler and lose his pace like Jimmy did. Looks a good utility LOI cricketer like a bowling all rounder version of Bopara

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ECB seems to bring in and chuck out mercanaries at will ;-)
 
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battler said:
ECB seems to bring in and chuck out mercanaries at will ;-)
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Sam Robson will also play tests soon.

Then again Sam Whiteman was born in Yorkshire and he'll play 100 tests for Australia
 
Chris is a really hard-working lad with more than a little talent. Definitely deserves a shot in the summer Tests.
 
I don't know why but I can't help feel him and Bhatti are the same type of bowlers (Jordsn being more pacy though).
 
Bhatti is shambolic. Jordan is a decent ODI/T20 bowler.
 
Not saying one's better than the other, personally don't rate either.

They're about similar height, fairly quick, skiddy bowlers, love the short ball and have similar(ish) actions.
 
Could pair with Roach and form a formidable pace attack for the Caribbeans who could blow us away. Oh wait..
 
With the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup less than a year away, England's T20I specialist Chris Jordan hopes to dish out impressive performances ahead of the marquee event.

The fast bowler, who is currently preparing for a five-match T20I series against New Zealand, was a part of the 2016 ICC Men's World T20 final that England lost to West Indies in dramatic fashion, when Carlos Brathwaite blazed four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes in the final over to take his side past the finish line.

The next men's T20 World Cup campaign begins in Australia in October next year, and Jordan hopes to make a case for himself ahead of the showcase event.

"I was an over away last time," Jordan said, reflecting on the last 20-over World Cup final in Kolkata. "Obviously it was meant to be. But when the time comes next year and that intensity starts to ramp up, I'm sure I'll be fully switched on.

"It is something you do embrace, because it is a goal you set yourself – it is something you work towards. It was no different with the 50-over World Cup when we were building towards that, so you do speak about it," he said, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Jordan has represented England in eight Tests, 31 one-day internationals and 39 T20Is so far. Being a death-over specialist, however, he is more valued in the shortest format.

He wasn't a part of England's triumphant campaign at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, but lived vicariously through Jofra Archer, his Sussex teammate and close friend.

"When Jofra was performing the way he was, it felt like I was making those performances as well," he said. 'It was that touching, it was that daring, especially in the World Cup final, when he bowled that awesome super over. If anything I felt just as much a part of it."

The first of five T20Is between England and New Zealand will be played on 1 November in Christchurch.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1469928
 
What is so special about Chris Jordan?

You always see him in basically every T20 leagues including IPL. He is always also in England T20 squad. Yet, he seems very mediocre player to me.
 
English players are always middling cricketers. The hype on the other hand is intense.
 
Specialist T20 race horse. His game plan is to bowl the sudden, surprise 92mph ball whilst bowling cutters and Yorkers in the rest of the over. Him and Tymall Mills have made a fortune like this
 
Special was his pin point Yorkers in death overs, but rarely sees those in these days, may be due to dews.. other than that nothing much on his bowling..

I remember once he bowled 4 or 5 Yorkers in an over (against India i guess)..
 
Rana said:
Specialist T20 race horse. His game plan is to bowl the sudden, surprise 92mph ball whilst bowling cutters and Yorkers in the rest of the over. Him and Tymall Mills have made a fortune like this
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What, 92mph, lol.. he works around <130.. never see he touches 140..
 
Smbhayi said:
What, 92mph, lol.. he works around <130.. never see he touches 140..
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He’s dropped his pace with age but there was no secret that this was a 150kmh bowler when he first broke into the scene. Never really looked to become an out and out Test bowler like Archer, so very early on he was working on his T20 and Limited overs skills as a bowler
 
Chris is a special bowler for England, you got to be British to fully appreciate him; each bowler has a game plan, Joffy to bounce you out, Marky to hurry you with his skiddy pace, Rashy to bamboozle you with variation and then our good ol boy Chris to finish you off at the death with his pin point yorkers and make it very difficult for the batsman to score, marvellous collective bowling unit
 
Varun said:
English players are always middling cricketers. The hype on the other hand is intense.
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Sam Curran is actually pretty good for his age, if he develops he would be asset to them in all formats.
 
Rana said:
He’s dropped his pace with age but there was no secret that this was a 150kmh bowler when he first broke into the scene. Never really looked to become an out and out Test bowler like Archer, so very early on he was working on his T20 and Limited overs skills as a bowler
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His pace has dropped ai :yk but good enough to bowl My Finch, you should abandon all discussions about pace with our Indian friends
 
He's a jack of all trades and master of none.

He's lucky that T20 cricket leagues arebaround, or he'd be nowhere in his career.
 
He is a very handy T20 player. He can hit big and can chip in with good overs.

But, he is probably not good enough for ODI or Test.
 
Saj said:
He's a jack of all trades and master of none.

He's lucky that T20 cricket leagues arebaround, or he'd be nowhere in his career.
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He is a T20 specialist, England are sound enough to recognise that each format has specialist requirements, this is why we are so successful Saj and have the best set up in the world
 
He is a mediocre overratted player. He is lucky he is born in this age of 20 20 , otherwise he would not have played more than 5 OD for England team.
 
Chris Jordan is still a better LOI player than Moeen Ali who is a match loser and hence deserves a run in England T20 team ahead of Ali bhai.
 
As an overseas player competing for one of just 4 spots, he doesnt cut it. He has been useless in IPL whenever he has been picked and thats rare anyways. His death over stuff is not much better than an avg Indian seamer as he, even on his best days, will give away 2 boundary deliveries per over. Cant see him play anymore
 
Varun said:
English players are always middling cricketers. The hype on the other hand is intense.
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From whom? I haven’t heard any about Jordan. He’s OK, hardly a world beater.
 
Add Tom Curran to the list. Utter trash bowlers. And these two are first-choice bowlers for England in T20s. Remember Jade Dernbach?
 
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King Kong said:
Add Tom Curran to the list. Utter trash bowlers. And these two are first-choice bowlers for England in T20s. Remember Jade Dernbach?
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I think only one of them plays when Stokes is back. Most probably Jordan, though both are equally useless.
 
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i saw a stat somewhere once where he had the highest percentage of yorkers bowled amongst all the bowlers in t20 i think over a two year period, he was well ahead of the pack, england like to give their players set roles, he fits those niches perfectly
 
Long time ive seen anything really special or matchwinning from him. 40 runs in 4 overs today. At best he comes up with 4-25-1.
 
He is mediocre. Where is Chris Woakes and what are the other options?
 
Usually a very solid death bowler. Off day for him.
 
Jordan is a bits and pieces player. He is a terrific fielder though.
 
What happened to Jordon today can happen to any bowler, so no big deal. He has been perform g well for England for what they planned him to bowl. He is quite good T20 bowler
 
Jordan is only playing due to other players (Stokes,Archer) not being available. Excellent fielder but very hit and miss he has bowled well at the death before.
 
He has definitely declined in the last couple of years. He lost the plot in that over against Neesham. He really should have gone around the wicket and bowled yorkers outside off stump so that the ball is going away from Neesham and not in his hitting zone. I thought he would have adjusted after the first ball 6 in that over, but he just got even worse.
 
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