So after a fine performance at Lords can Swann continue to do well in the rest of the series?
He did bowl too full and pushed it through at Cardiff and didn't look like the wicket taking option I thought he would be. Strauss did use him as a stock bowler too which was not great too see and some people even thought that Giles was better!
In the second test Swann did give it a bit of flight and got a bit of turn. I have said it previously that he always likes to bowl to lefthanders because unlike many other modern day spinners he goes around the wicket and is consistent when he goes around the wicket. He can also turn that quicker one a bit which helps him.
I thought with his limitations Giles did a ok job in 05 Ashes but Swann is more of an attacking option especially against the lefthanders and should be used as an attacking bowler by Strauss. To end it Aussies do have 5 lefthanders in their side!
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Swann clearly is one of the more potent spinners on the international arena.
He was off colour in the first but now he should be back with the rhythm.
SB,
I like the fact that he goes around the wicket to lefthanders. I have seen even Murali being reluctant to go around the wicket to lefthanders.
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