Re: Pakistan’s Inzamam waiting for Ashes to gauge England
Hmmm lets read what mcgrath has to say about harmison
‘Harmison’s a class bowler’: McGrath
Stephen Harmison, England’s outstanding bowler of the season so far, got a rare compliment from his opposite number, Australia’s Glenn McGrath, after the NatWest Series final at Lord’s on Saturday. Both bowlers took three wickets in the tied match, and McGrath was later full of praise for Harmison.
“I think Harmy is a class bowler,” McGrath told reporters. “There’s no doubt about that and I think he’s one of the main reasons England have improved over the last 18 months and one of the reasons why they’ve been so successful. To have a bowler bowling at that pace with that lift and bounce, it’s got to give the rest of the team confidence.”
Harmison and Andrew Flintoff choked the Australians after they had got off to an impressive start in the final, reaching 50 in less than seven overs. Harmison, brought on only as a second-change bowler, nailed Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn, and later added Brad Hogg to his tally, making him the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 15.
There had been fears about Harmison losing his way in international cricket after his lackluster performances in South Africa in 2004-05, but Michael Vaughan, England’s captain, was quick to defend his ace bowler. “Just because you have a couple of bad games in the winter doesn’t make you a bad bowler. I thought Harmy today was, as he has been throughout the whole series, outstanding.”