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    Flaky, feeble Harmison

    By Will 4 months ago Leave a comment on this post

    I’ve been away for a week so haven’t properly followed England’s warm-up in New Zealand. Here’s Mike Atherton on Steve Harmison’s worrying (yet predictable; reassuringly normal) performance in Dunedin.

    His selection is a formality now, given Chris Tremlett’s early departure, but it will still be hold-your-breath time in Hamilton. In a touching and very English way, Harmison was happy to acknowledge his shortcomings. Speaking after his five-for on the second day he admitted to “still trying to find his feet”, and to being the “sort of bowler who takes time to acclimatise”. Honest feelings, for sure, but it’s hard to envisage many strike bowlers of the past uttering such feeble remarks. Harmison is on his ninth major tour, has 56 Test matches under his belt and 211 Test wickets, and still Vaughan cannot entrust the new ball to him. It is an infuriating situation.

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    3 Responses to “Flaky, feeble Harmison”

  • Theena wrote:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 11.07 am

    Why you English even bother with Harmison is beyond most of us.

  • Tom wrote:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 11.40 am

    England selectors ‘bother’ with Harmisson because once upon a time in a cricketing world far far away he was argueably the best fast bowler in the world.
    We all know about his woes of travelling abroad and how he can not cope under pressure, remember that first ball? (shudder), if he does not perform to a standard which the England test team desperately needs this time in New Zealend, I think it will then be the time to pull the curtain down on ‘Harmy’ and introduce upcoming bowlers like Broad and Plunkett into the side ready for 2009.

  • Harmlesson wrote:
    March 5th, 2008 at 10.04 am

    Before that period of one year (or less) when he was the best fast bowler in the world, he was joke. Since then he has become a joke.

    Tom, I hope you caught Harmison’s performance today. Harmi is a fucking disgrace to the sport.

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