Profile : Tim Bresnan
Full Name: Timothy Thomas Bresnan
DOB: 28-02-1985, Pontefract
Specialist: Bowler
Bats: Right Hand Bat
Bowls: Right Arm Medium Seam
Major Teams: Yorkshire
DOB: 28-02-1985, Pontefract
Specialist: Bowler
Bats: Right Hand Bat
Bowls: Right Arm Medium Seam
Major Teams: Yorkshire
A star performer for England under-19s and one of Yorkshire's youngest ever debutants, Tim Bresnan has long been thought of as an England regular of the future. His progression to full honours was perhaps slower than some thought, but by the time he made his One Day debut in June 2006 he was established as a forceful first change bowler and heavy-hitting lower order batsman.
His all-round abilities have prompted comparisons with Andrew Flintoff and although Bresnan is keen to avoid the tag, his inclusion in England's first Test squad of the 2009 summer, one that again lacked the injured Flintoff, intimated he was expected to deliver both wickets and runs. He has continued to progress over the last twelve months and was a mainstay of England's 2010 World Twenty20 winning team.
Despite performing well in three Tests against Bangladesh in 2010 he remained a back-up for England in that form of the game and was selected for the 2010/11 Ashes squad with that role in mind. Neverthless, England called on Bresnan for the final two Tests of that series with the scores level at one each. He didn't disappoint as he skilfully employed both conventional and reverse swing to capture eleven wickets at a cost of less than twenty runs apiece. Bresnan's preparations for the World Cup were hampered by a calf injury picked up on the ODI leg of the tour of Australia and the Yorkshireman was distinctly sub-par on the subcontinent. His struggles with injury continued into the start of the domestic season and Bresnan was only recalled to England duty for the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
His all-round abilities have prompted comparisons with Andrew Flintoff and although Bresnan is keen to avoid the tag, his inclusion in England's first Test squad of the 2009 summer, one that again lacked the injured Flintoff, intimated he was expected to deliver both wickets and runs. He has continued to progress over the last twelve months and was a mainstay of England's 2010 World Twenty20 winning team.
Despite performing well in three Tests against Bangladesh in 2010 he remained a back-up for England in that form of the game and was selected for the 2010/11 Ashes squad with that role in mind. Neverthless, England called on Bresnan for the final two Tests of that series with the scores level at one each. He didn't disappoint as he skilfully employed both conventional and reverse swing to capture eleven wickets at a cost of less than twenty runs apiece. Bresnan's preparations for the World Cup were hampered by a calf injury picked up on the ODI leg of the tour of Australia and the Yorkshireman was distinctly sub-par on the subcontinent. His struggles with injury continued into the start of the domestic season and Bresnan was only recalled to England duty for the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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