What was wrong with it, if you can't get them out, hurt them.I give you Jeff Thomson's analogy, he would rather kill the batsman than get them out...that was why he was one of the most feared bowlers of all time! Bowlers should bowl bouncers but withing reason, use the maximum (2), but don't go beyond that!
The problem was he'd stopped trying to get them out. A couple more full balls and he'd have got his 5-fer. And he did go beyond his maximum which was why he got no-balled.
Thompson was most feared when he had Lillee up the other end. Lillee was always feared - because he was always trying to get them out. He bowled bouncers and gave the death stare, but he was always looking to get you out with a leg cutter or a bit of outswing or to knock over your pegs. That's why Lillee is rated as one of the very greatest and Thommo is not.
Pattinson has shown a lot of the things that made Lillee a great. Good full length, good line just outside off, bit of movement in the air and off the pitch, great pace. Add in a bit of aggro and showmanship and you've got a special. But if he overdoes it and loses the line and length then he just becomes Peter Siddle (before McDermott put some smarts in him). The old Siddle would do the same shit, huff and puff and dig it in short. And come away with 0 or 1 wicket for the innings. Hopefully he's put those days behind him and hopefully Pattinson never has those days.
