Collingwood: Pakistan attack is overrated
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July 29, 2010, Thursday
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ENGLAND batsman Paul Collingwood believes the Pakistan bowling attack that helped end Australia's seven-match winning streak has a lot to do to prove it is the best in the world.
Pakistan beat Australia in a test for the first time in 15 years, at Headingley on Saturday, to draw the series 1-1.
Captain Salman Butt lauded his pace bowling trio of Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif, who he claimed was the best new-ball bowler he had seen since Australia's Glenn McGrath.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, whose team was bowled out for a 26-year low of 88 at Headingley, also praised the pace bowlers who claimed a collective 30 wickets in two tests, and he called leg-spinner Danish Kaneria "world-class".
But Collingwood said Australia's bowlers were the world's best as he played down the hype ahead of England's four-test series with Pakistan starting at Trent Bridge today.
"I think they (Pakistan's bowlers) have got a lot of talent but to say they are the number one pace attack in the world is probably over the mark," he said. "They have played in conditions recently where it (the ball) has done a fair bit. Australia for me are still a very, very strong bowling attack.
"They have got a lot of pace there and I guess if they had have got those same conditions on the first day they would have caused a lot of problems.
"They have got skill and we need to be careful but I think we can handle whatever they throw at us.
"When India came over (in 2007) and used the Dukes ball they probably surprised us at that time with the amount of swing they were getting, so they (Pakistan) are going to pose similar questions. Hopefully, we are better prepared this time round.
"We don't want to go overboard that these guys are the best thing since sliced bread, or Wasim Akram.
"We have seen that they have got a lot of skill but if we can get through those periods where it can be really tricky, we can get on top of them."
Pakistan beat Australia in a test for the first time in 15 years, at Headingley on Saturday, to draw the series 1-1.
Captain Salman Butt lauded his pace bowling trio of Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif, who he claimed was the best new-ball bowler he had seen since Australia's Glenn McGrath.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, whose team was bowled out for a 26-year low of 88 at Headingley, also praised the pace bowlers who claimed a collective 30 wickets in two tests, and he called leg-spinner Danish Kaneria "world-class".
But Collingwood said Australia's bowlers were the world's best as he played down the hype ahead of England's four-test series with Pakistan starting at Trent Bridge today.
"I think they (Pakistan's bowlers) have got a lot of talent but to say they are the number one pace attack in the world is probably over the mark," he said. "They have played in conditions recently where it (the ball) has done a fair bit. Australia for me are still a very, very strong bowling attack.
"They have got a lot of pace there and I guess if they had have got those same conditions on the first day they would have caused a lot of problems.
"They have got skill and we need to be careful but I think we can handle whatever they throw at us.
"When India came over (in 2007) and used the Dukes ball they probably surprised us at that time with the amount of swing they were getting, so they (Pakistan) are going to pose similar questions. Hopefully, we are better prepared this time round.
"We don't want to go overboard that these guys are the best thing since sliced bread, or Wasim Akram.
"We have seen that they have got a lot of skill but if we can get through those periods where it can be really tricky, we can get on top of them."
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