Aussies on brink after Finn's spell of a lifetime
England’s Jonny Bairstow gloves a delivery from Mitchell Johnson and is caught by wicketkeeper Peter Nevill during day two of the 3rd Test match
England have never had a bowler like Curtly Ambrose or Glenn McGrath. At least they hadn't until Steven Finn made good the loss of James Anderson by producing the spell of his life.
To an extent Finn benefited from the current tendency of batsmen to be high on adrenalin rather than application. He was nevertheless superb in exploiting a bouncy pitch which could have been made for him and probably was, given that the groundsman who oversees Middlesex's pitches - Mick Hunt - was called in to assist preparation.
