How would you compare the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in Australia to the MRF Pace Foundation here?
The key difference between the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy (Australian Cricket Academy) and the MRF Pace Foundation is that they’re geared towards different things. The Academy back home in Australia is aimed at the overall development of the game. It looks at all aspects of batting, bowling, fielding, fitness…just about everything really. Over here we’re focussed on the quick stuff. It’s all about extreme fast bowling. There’s also a bit of work done with swing bowling, but the focus is clear. With every passing year you must be redefining your aims and goals for the academy. What is the focus at this juncture? The basic focus has remained the same over the years. The main aim is to produce genuine fast bowlers. Actually, you can’t really produce fast bowlers can you? It would be more accurate to say our aim is to develop fast bowlers. After all it’s not something that happens every day. If it did, we’d have a lot of quicks all over the world! Every great fast bowler in the hi
