What's most interesting about the two teams taking part in the WC finals tommorow is - guess what, four bowlers with the strangest of actions, 2 from each team (ah ..nows its a level play) playing in it. If the Lankans have Murli and Malinga then Aussies have Tait and Hogg(his is more natural -- though as hard to pick). If you look at the numbers for these bowlers, you would know why these two teams are in the finals.
Murli has always been hard to pick but more so with his now-effective Doosra, Hogg on the other hand has similar qualities and is very underrated. The slingers in Malinga and Tait give bite to both attacks which others teams lack. Pathans and Harbhajans, if you are listening, just bend the arm a wee bit so you could give it more tweak or zing.
On a more serious note, two teams, easily the best in the tournament so far competing in the final. Who would win ..Aussies and that too easily is my view although I would love to be proved wrong. Recipe for SL; bat first and get 260 plus, and we have the WC coming back to Asia (after failed attempts from Pak (1999) and India(2003)).
Murli has always been hard to pick but more so with his now-effective Doosra, Hogg on the other hand has similar qualities and is very underrated. The slingers in Malinga and Tait give bite to both attacks which others teams lack. Pathans and Harbhajans, if you are listening, just bend the arm a wee bit so you could give it more tweak or zing.
On a more serious note, two teams, easily the best in the tournament so far competing in the final. Who would win ..Aussies and that too easily is my view although I would love to be proved wrong. Recipe for SL; bat first and get 260 plus, and we have the WC coming back to Asia (after failed attempts from Pak (1999) and India(2003)).
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