Varma and Organ shine but Weatherley says Kookaburra is the main winner at the Utilita Bowl
25.07.25, 20:24 Updated 28.07.25, 13:31 3 Minute Read
Earlier this week, The Hawk caught up with former Hampshire and England quick bowler, Chris Tremlett.
He used the Kookaburra ball to dismantle Australia's top order in the 2010/11 Ashes, with the bounce he generated from a steepling height too much for an Aussie side that struggled to cope.
"But I didn't need to bowl with the Kookaburra ball to do that, a ball is a ball at the end of the day," he says. "The only thing you really need to adjust to in Australia are the pitches.
"You need to get to know those pitches, you need to know the lengths you need to bowl. But the ball?"
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