... it can be one of the most destructive days in cricket. It can be one of those joyous things to watch - those rare things in the World that are destructive yet beautiful.
Time and again, England's depleted pace attack has been praying that this does happen. Because sometimes with geniuses it is beyond their control when they want to fire. For all of Harmison's known homesickness and motivation problems, his retirement from ODI cricket and his supposed mental fragility - while all of the Ashes heroes have succumbed to injuries around him he is the one man standing - he is the one man who has featured in nearly every test England has played - and so often hoped that he will stand up and take charge - will inspire the younger lesser bowlers and carry the attack.
It has happened on very few occasions - last year's Old Trafford Test against Pakistan is a case in point.
Harmison will continue to command a place in this not-so-rich England attack by delivering even 50% of his potential which is still good enough - but everyone is just wondering when that next bolt of lightning is going to strike. Because when it does it is going to have monumental significance. Geniuses are like that.
With Flintoff, Jones and Hoggard out the onus is on Harmy yet again - at Old Trafford. Will he deliver ???
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