A dilemma for Australian cricket
In the Guardian , Mike Selvey writes of one of the most exciting young pacemen around, Pat Cummins, and the dilemma he presents for Australia vis-a-vis protecting him from the rigours of international cricket.
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
In the Guardian, Mike Selvey writes of one of the most exciting young pacemen around, Pat Cummins, and the dilemma he presents for Australia vis-a-vis protecting him from the rigours of international cricket.
There are two points at issue here. First, injury prevention is a worthy enough aim, but should it be the primary consideration or should fast bowling be regarded as a high-risk occupation? Motor sport would be a whole lot safer, after all, if they all drove a little slower. Thus, play less cricket and there is less chance of injury. Bit facile that, but then again, if indeed injury prevention is high on the priority list, what is the most appropriate way of implementing this?
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo