Cricket Bowling Quotes

Test match cricket - it's the most boring thing to watch. How they call themselves sportsmen I'll never know.

Archer has a loose-limbed approach in a run-up that is not very long. He gets into a good position at the crease and releases the ball late from a very high action. He snaps the ball down at genuine pace. He has rhythm to his bowling.

What you can never do on a slow pitch is bowl with any width. If you bowl straight it's almost impossible to get the ball away.

Many England girls have grown up playing men's cricket and trained in county men's academies, so they've faced 70-80 mph bowling. So when it comes to the women's game you have a 75mph bowler who's not as tall and not getting as much bounce, you feel more assured.

In T20, I think it's really valuable to have a bowler who can bring the ball back into the right hander at pace.

I loved playing at Lord's - I ended up with 26 wickets at 11.50 from three Tests there. Maybe the wicket, because of the slope, was perfect for my style of bowling.

When I'm running in to bowl, I am always thinking of taking a wicket.

But I love bowling in India, the grounds are quite flat whereas in South Africa you feel you are running uphill.

There have not been many occasions when I have bowled pain free and generally you are not 100 percent.

It is always challenging bowling abroad - you don't get much spin, bounce. You do get bounce, but you don't get sideways spin. It is always drifting kind of spin you get.

What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away, but is more likely to take wickets through accuracy and building pressure.

You so often see bowlers pick out a lovely new ball from the bag at nets and it looks great when it swings in the air and nips off the seam with batsmen playing and missing. But you have to simulate match situations. What about when the ball is 60 overs old, the sun is blazing down, the pitch is flat and there's not a hint of movement?

I mean everyone's always spoken about fast bowlers and especially myself as a strike bowler, but I look at myself as somebody who could hold down the runs, you know, over 200 games, I've taken a lot of wickets but I've got a pretty decent economy rate.

England has some very good cricketers. And don't rule West Indies out. They have some explosive players.

Having two bowlers who can exceed 90 mph is a mouth-watering prospect - and something batsmen will not relish one bit.

I don't bowl indoors, as I bowl with full run-up.

It's true that I have got wickets with the new ball in Test matches, but that doesn't mean that I can't bowl with the old ball.

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

Being a swing bowler, bowling at the death is just an added facet in my bowling.

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out that the South African bowling attack is exceptionally good.

Shaun Pollock is actually the best role model for me as a very good attritional bowler.

The main thing for a bowler is his wrist position, and that, as I've said before, is something I'm working on.

I have always enjoyed bowling in England because there is some swing around, which is my strength.

When I began, I was more of a swing bowler with little pace, but I realized it will be difficult to sustain without the pace, so my fitness has now allowed me maybe an extra yard of pace. That has been the secret of my success.

I don't run after speed. Obviously, it will be better to have some more pace, but I am very well aware that I can't bowl with the speed of 150 kmph. I am working hard on my technique and variations.