Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood is one of the least talked about bowlers in modern cricket. Hazlewood, who has such a brilliant action and hits the ball from a high point due to his height, has been a cause of concern for batsmen in recent years. However, his performance is basically overshadowed by the presence of big names like Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc in the Australian bowling attack.
England pacer James Anderson has been an absolute legend of modern cricket. Anderson, who began his career in 2003, is one of the top three wicket-takers in Test cricket and is just ten wickets away from reaching the 700 mark. Anderson has played a total of 183 Test matches and has scored 690. lands with an average of 26.42. He has also taken 32 five-wicket hauls in his entire Test career.
James Anderson has played Test cricket more than any other format in his international career, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood gave his example and explained the reason why Australian The bowling schedule has prioritized Test cricket more than any other format.
Australian bowling schedule including Josh HazlewoodPat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon, showed another tremendous performance in the test series against Pakistan and whitewashed them 3-0.
While speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, citing the example of James Anderson, Josh Hazlewood believed that every Australian attack bowler can play Test cricket for at least 2 or more years. Hazlewood also praised Australian captain Pat Cummins and stated that if they reach the 300-wicket mark, it will be unreal.
Josh Hazlewood cites James Anderson as example for prioritizing Test cricket
Josh Hazlewood said: “We’ve seen Jimmy Anderson do that kind of thing. Starcy bowls a little differently than Patty and me. He’s shooting most of the time, but if we could all get 300 [wickets], that would be unreal. It would be great if we could play forever, but if we could play a couple more years… what we know about training and workload management now we could pass on for longer. I really enjoy the format and I know the other kids like it too. “You try to stick with Test cricket as long as possible.”
Josh Hazlewood is just one wicket away from entering the 250-wicket club and would like to do the same in the upcoming Test series against the West Indies. However, injuries are an unbreakable part of any pacer and that has been the case for Josh Hazlewood. Hazlewood has missed many important series due to his injuries. Praising Pat Cummins, he has believed that the Australian captain has taken more than 3 to 5 wicket hauls in the last few years, which is the main reason why he has been able to take more wickets than Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood said: “The last 50 [wickets] It probably took a while. I feel like I got 200 a while ago and obviously there have been some injuries over the last few years. It will be pretty special, the last of the four guys to do it. ‘Cummo’ has been appearing in the rearview mirror quite quickly over the last few years and has passed me by three five fors. [five-wicket hauls] on the rebound.”
The two-match Test series between Australia and West Indies will begin from January 17.