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Originally Posted by jeesh
I do agree with your view. We probably havent had a very skilled slow left arm spinner. Vettori for instance is a very intelligent, attack minded spinner. But its just orthodox spin, he doesnt have the x factor to take apart a batting lineup or put fear in their minds. Herath is also excellent, but its consistent accurate spin bowling with some variation. Swann in contrast will cause nervousness even before the match starts. As a coach of the opposition much of your preparation will be how to deal with Swann. Your batsmen will be thinking about him.
Much of Australia's struggle with Swann in the current Ashes series is psychological than technical.
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reckon herath could make some batsmen nervous nowadays. i mentioned his ODI record of the last 12 months where he's averaged in the 21s and had an econ of just under 4 and striking at 32. we his test record over the last 3 years, he's averaged 24.91, econ 2.6 and struck at 57.3, taking 129 wickets in 25 matches. those are impressive numbers by any standards. he did even better in just the last 2 years of tests and even better again in the last 12 months averaging 22.13, striking at 49.9 and taking 46 wickets in just 7 matches. jadeja has a pretty impressive numbers over the last 12 months as well.
herath's overall record averaging under 30 and striking just under 64 still puts him right up there, obviously not warne, murali, o'reilly etc level but for comparison anil kumble averaged 29.65 in tests and struck at 65.9 and yet he's considered one of the greatest of all time. sure kumble has the high number of wickets and herath doesn't but still, 200 wickets and a career that has spanned nearly 15 years proves herath's longevity regardless imo. and really you can split his career into two parts, before murali and after murali. after murali he's been as good as any spinner ever.