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pace bowler
noun
- cricket a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
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Key said he expects pace bowler Brydon Carse to be fit for the start of the summer after a foot injury cut short his Champions Trophy and ruled him out of the Indian Premier League.
In their place the attack will likely be led by 30-year-old seamer Nathan Ellis, the only other pace bowler selected in the squad before the withdrawals.
Pitched straight into the action after skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat, Konstas was engaged in a fascinating early battle with Bumrah, with the India pace bowler beating the bat four times in his first over.
He is part of a 15-player squad that also includes pace bowler Mark Wood following his recovery from a right elbow injury.
Pace bowler Tongue played in the home Ashes of 2023 and is working back to fitness from a pectoral injury that has kept him out of action for more than a year.
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