 England's bowling relied heavily on the famous new-ball attack of Fred Trueman and Brian Statham, but this was their last tour and they were reaching the end of the careers.Brian Statham was the "straight man" of the England fast bowling attack, running up the hill and into the wind while Trueman let rip from the other end.Statham maintained a nagging line and length, but "George" was regarded as an unlucky bowler, so many times did he beat the batsman only to see the ball miss the stumps by the thinnest of margins, but as he liked to say "if they miss, I hit".