Wisden overview
With his Italianate features and chunky physique, James Ormond looks more like a pizza delivery man than a fast bowler. But he bustles in at a lively pace, bangs the ball into the pitch with a good-looking high action and swings it away from the right-hander. He also has a little offspin up his sleeve if required - which it was, briefly, on his Test debut. Ormond has always been a wicket-taker in county cricket, even if his motivation has been questioned at times, and he was chosen for the England A tours of Kenya and Sri Lanka in 1997-98, where, according to Wisden, he "bowled some penetrative second spells in a climate not best suited to his heavy physique". His consistency earned him a call-up to the senior squad for the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval in 2001, and a place in the XI, followed by selection for the tours to India and New Zealand. He can hold up an end with the bat, even if some of his innings end with death-or-glory swipes. Lawrence Booth

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