Fast-tracking Finn poses dangers
After only half a day in the field on Friday it was already obvious that England are lining up Steven Finn to be a fixture in the first XI before the Ashes series this winter
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
After only half a day in the field on Friday it was already obvious that England are lining up Steven Finn to be a fixture in the first XI before the Ashes series this winter. It will be an interesting summer as we watch the continued development of this England bowling attack and start to see what the genuine options will be in the winter in conditions that will, as ever, reward the taller, quicker bowlers, writes David Gower in the Sunday Times.
The current management of Broad gives us a clue as to the treatment Finn, as a 21-year-old, can expect over the next few years. Sports science tells us that young bodies are highly susceptible to strain injuries, especially when involved in something as basically unnatural as fast bowling, and it is an almost impossible balance for a captain to strike in trying both to get the required work out of his young fast bowlers and not to break them.
When someone like Finn sets pulses racing over here, it is safe to assume that alarm bells will ring 10,000 miles away. He is new, he is extremely tall, he threatens to bowl at 90mph and he could be a crucial member of England's attack this winter. Cue a bit of consternation Down Under, writes David Lloyd in the Sunday Telegraph.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo