Trent Copeland | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
Lock him in Eddie. 51 wickets at 17.66 including four 5-fers in 8 matches including the fresh 6-51. Don't drop him again NSW!
I haven't seen this Copeland guy bowl but his stats are really impressive. If he does swing it a lot I think Australia should definitely look at him before Siddle. Btw does he have much pace?
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Just saw some youtube footage and he does look really impressive, not that quick but a swinging ball at 130ks is much more harder to play than fast straight stuff that Siddle and Johnson bowl.
Ye he looks like he bowks 13-1-35 kis ish. But he is tallish & gets some extra bounce from a fairly high action.
What I've seen of Copeland I've really liked and I made a statement not too long ago that he was a better prospect than Siddle,McKay and George .Don't know why he wasn't considered for Australia A.Are selectors really paying attention to domestic matches, surely one of them would have spot this talented bowler who swings it away from right handers and has excellent control btw his pace isn't a problem( he is a bit quicker than McKay).
Ye definately a better prospect than McKay 9who really shouldn't be considered for tests) & George. Not Siddle though IMO.
But then again i guess in certain conditions you could pick Copeland over Siddle. For example lets say AUS start with an attack of Hilfenhaus/Bollinger/Johnson/Harris & Hilfenahus gets injured. Copeland would be a better replacement since he is a swing bowler like Hilfy.
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In order news. The stream for the NSW vs TAS game is down this morning on the CA wesbite @ the worst time with Krejza bowling.![]()