‘He creeps in like a cat burglar’: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne on facing Jasprit Bumrah

When asked astir however it is similar facing Bumrah, Travis Head told Fox Cricket: “Impossible.”

“You effort to consciousness similar you’re 1 measurement ahead, but it ever feels similar he’s that adjacent step,” helium continued.

“Any format of the game, he’s incredible. He’s their X-factor, he’s the feline they spell to each time, and much often than not, he’s capable to nutrient for them.

“In large moments you privation large players, and I deliberation he’s their biggest.

Cricket – First One Day International – England v Australia – Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham, Britain – September 19, 2024 Australia’s Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne observe aft the match. (Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers)

“You’ve got your enactment chopped retired arsenic a batter. He’s idiosyncratic that’s going to beryllium hard implicit summer.”

Former Australia speedster Brett Lee chipped successful and said: “He creeps successful similar a feline burglar.”

Australia opener Usman Khawaja recollects the archetypal clip helium came up against Bumrah.

“When I archetypal faced Bumrah, I was like, ‘Oh wherever did that travel from?’” Khawaja said.

“It comes astatine you a small spot quicker than you expect due to the fact that of the awkwardness of his enactment and however helium releases the ball,”

Khawaja has compared Bumrah’s enactment with erstwhile Australian speedy Mitchell Johnson.

Usman Khawaja has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for wearing a achromatic armband successful enactment of Palestinians successful Gaza during the archetypal cricket Test against Pakistan. (PHOTO: AAP Image via AP)

“Much similar Mitchell Johnson, helium had a weird enactment too. The shot utilized to travel retired and felt similar it got to you quicker due to the fact that you didn’t get a look astatine it the full way. Jasprit’s a small spot the same, with arms going everywhere,” helium said.

Steve Smith, who averages 56.67 against Bumrah said: ““He’s conscionable awkward with the mode helium bowls, it’s evidently precise antithetic to a batch of different people.”

“It takes a small spot getting utilized to. I’ve played against him rather a batch now, and it inactive takes a mates of balls to get utilized to the antithetic rhythm.”

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne is deed connected the mitt by a shot bowled by India’s Mohammed Siraj connected the 3rd time of the ICC World Test Championship Final betwixt India and Australia astatine The Oval cricket crushed successful London, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Bumrah’s hyperextended limb and flexible wrist has troubled Marnus Labuschagne.

“His run-up doesn’t lucifer the velocity helium bowls, truthful you tin get done by the gait a small spot if he’s conscionable skidding it through,” said Marnus Labuschagne.

“He tin plaything the shot some ways, helium tin nip it, and due to the fact that he’s a people bowler, he’s got a bouncer up his sleeve truthful helium tin usage that arsenic good to enactment you nether pressure.”