‘India’s pace attack surprised me’

Kasprowicz, who mastered the art of bowling in Indian conditions, opens up to Vijay Tagore

Where have you been?
I had a pretty bad season last year (he bowled only nine balls in the entire domestic season). Things are looking good this year. I’m in good shape.

There seems to be some vacancies in the Australian team. Players are retiring…
It’s pretty hard to come back into the Australian team. It is a new page for the Australian cricket after the retirement of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

And there is very good exciting young talent too. I’ve been bowling in the domestic cricket; I should say there is a chance. But I know for sure the Australian selectors are looking for young blood. But you never know.

But the Australians fell flat in Perth. A less experienced Indian attack did better.
Brett Lee has been fantastic. In the last two Test series, he has been the Man of the Series both times. When Australia lost the leader of their attack (McGrath), there was a thinking that there would be a low period.

But Brett came out brilliantly. He accepted the challenge and is thriving in the role of a strike of bowler. With Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clarke, they will soon come good.

How do you rate the Indian attack?
The Indian attack has really surprised me. It is great to see a line-up with a good mix of pace and swing. There are some very good talented bowlers out there, particularly Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth. The best thing about them is they are looking to learn and improve. They have shown a tremendous improvement since they arrived here.

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