Asking someone to bowl with the old ball is not the same as picking someone who has built their career around bowling with the old ball.
Asking someone to bowl short is not the same as picking someone who has built their entire career around bowling short.
Being tall does not guarantee bounce.
These are the kinds of things we’ve written about somewhat more coherently for Wisden.com.
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