The fact that Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose had a famed aggressive bowling partnership doesn’t stop them from being remarkably relaxed about how they are ed.
When asked about his modern-day predecessors, in an interview with Betway, Ambrose said that he loved to see fast bowlers doing well, being a part of the fast bowling fraternity. He also claimed that it’s a pleasure for him to see bowler doing better than “former greats.”
Walsh’s take on the subject was that what Jimmy Anderson and Stuey Broad have done is tremendous and he hopes that another partnership will come along that will be even better.
Both of them have always been this way. Both talk sincerely about how they were never invested in their own egos or legacies. The Walsh and Ambrose duo was fast and impressive with the new ball and played a great role in the team’s success between 1988 and 2000. They played a total of 230 Test matches. Their individual wicket-taking tallies were: 405 for Ambrose and 519 for Walsh, adding up to total 924.
Ambrose mentioned that their friendship didn’t start from when he made the team. In 1990 they became roommates, and that is when they learnt a lot more about each other, and their partnership really bloomed.
Walsh replied that they would have good nights where we’d have dinner together; they’d chat and discuss other things than just cricket. It helped them in understanding each other and their perspective on things. They have done the openings for bowling together in 52 Test matches, sending 412 batsmen back on their way. There are only two new-ball partnerships that have been able to manage more scalps.
Ambrose said in an interview when asked about what kept their relationship going on and off the field that it doesn’t have any magic or secret. He articulated that when Walsh was taking wickets, he simply made sure to maintain the same pressure from the same end and Walsh would do the same for him.
