“I want to make sure we take our time and get it right”
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Australia fast bowling coach Craig McDermott has revealed that pace bowler James Pattinson is struggling with back problems once again.
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“Steyn needs to bowl in four or five over spurts when you can get 100% from him”
Legendary South Africa pace bowler Makhaya Ntini has announced that he believes fellow fast bowler Dale Steyn needs to be managed and supported in the same way Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson is.
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“He knows his game very well, and his accuracy is brilliant at the minute”
Australia fast bowling coach Craig McDermott has announced that he believes left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson “is the best fast bowler in the world at the moment”.
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“He does need a lot of bowling because he’s getting his body used to a new action but I’m sure if we get enough overs into him he will put himself into consideration”
England bowling coach David Saker has announced that he is confident pace bowler Steven Finn will bounce back from the bowling slump he is currently experiencing.
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Sharma spent a couple of hours working on his line and length
Just two days after being smashed for 30 runs, which included four sixes, off one over by Australia all-rounder James Faulkner, India pace bowler Ishant Sharma worked on tightening his line and length with bowling coach Joe Dawes for a couple of hours in an optional practice in Ranchi.
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“We have to go in with the attitude that we are not going to lose this series”
South Africa vice-captain AB de Villiers has admitted that the Proteas “dipped big time” in their first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.
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“The problem is they don’t want [to] learn”
Sri Lanka fast bowling coach Chaminda Vaas has announced that the country’s younger bowlers lack the “killer instinct” that will make them into formidable weapons.
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“I don’t run after speed”
India pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar doesn’t have a need for speed like a majority of other seamers do as he is more focused on his line, length and variations.
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Sharma has been making the most of his two-month break
India pace bowler Ishant Sharma is looking forward to the next 18 months as the national team have some “crucial and exciting” series coming up, which include tours to New Zealand, England and Australia.
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Ashwin believes he now has the ability to dismiss any batsman
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who is known for his unorthodox bowling style, has revealed that he is working on perfecting more variations to bolster his arsenal.
