The making of Steve Finn
Simon Wilde speaks to Steve Finn about his self-criticism over his performances against Bangladesh, his fitness and his influences in his development as a fast bowler
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Simon Wilde speaks to Steve Finn about his self-criticism over his performances against Bangladesh, his fitness and his influences in his development as a fast bowler. Read the interview in the Sunday Times.
Several days after his second five-for in Tests, he is still spitting nails at how badly he thought he bowled against Bangladesh at Lord’s and Old Trafford. “It was the worst I’d bowled this season,” says this season’s leading first-class wicket-taker.
“I took wickets and bowled some good balls but overall it was disappointing. I went for 180-odd runs in the first game and 80-odd off 18 overs in the second. Building pressure is paramount in Test cricket. I didn’t do the things I’d wanted to do. It bugged me then and it bugs me now.”
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo