Brisbane, Nov. 26: Towering England fast bowler Steven Finn concedes he still has a lot to learn after a promising start to his Ashes career in the first Test here on Friday.
The 201 centimetre (six feet, seven inches) Finn claimed the wickets of Simon Katich for 50 and Michael Clarke (9) on his way to figures of 2-61 from 15 overs.
He conceded that, while he was generally pleased with his performance, he still had much to work on if he was to become a regular feature in the England attack. “Wickets give you confidence, but there are areas of my bowling that I obviously need to work on, having been hit for a few fours today, that’s something I need to improve,” he said.
“Every time I bowl I need to improve. If you look at the economy rate I was the most expensive. Swannie (Graeme Swann) bowled beautifully after the first few overs and got it in the right areas and the other two seamers (James Anderson and Stuart Broad) have gone for two an over,” Finn said.
The 21-year-old said he had spent Thursday listening to the roar of the crowd, itching to get out and bowl on the Gabba ground, and when he did he was not disappointed. “It was great to get out there and bowl, having heard the crowd all day yesterday screaming and shouting — to be able to play in front of 35,000 people was exhilarating,” the Englishman mentioned.