I haven't seen him play first hand, but the reports last summer suggested he was bowling mid 130s and swinging the ball after his stint with Craig McDermott and the national side. I think he took a six-fer on his first match back? Back then, everyone was saying how he was going to be our best all-rounder since Keith Miller. But if you look at his performances since his injury, he certainly doesn't look like the world-beater he was being made out to be.
I've watched him bowl on the CA streams and he can get it nipping about. Prefers a fullish length which means that if it's a dead track, he can go around the park, but he's got an excellent wrist position and technically his action looks good. He's still very young, only turned 21 a month ago, I don't know why people are writing him off so easily.
Then again, he's just pulled his hammy so he might be like his bro and never be fit enough for any of us to know how good - or not - he is.
I think the problem for most of our young players is that people - and I would include coaches, skippers, press and fans here - start raving about some kid on the back of sweet fa. Then the reverse is that suddenly they are apparently crap when they don't turn into Adam Gilchrist or McGrath or Kallis at the age of 21/22.
It's a stupid, childish and embarrassing cycle which shows no sign of slowing down and it can't be good for the players.