English Cricket Summer Tests 2016 - NZ & Aus
Discussion
TheExcession said:
I had no chance to watch today's play, so just switched on to see Hales play on. 
I swear this happens more often than not, I just nip in to see the score and it's like cricillit... BANG! the England player is gone.
Must admit I'm enjoying these 300+ ODIs - and was discussing it in the car the other day with my old man. He was saying that it is all very nice to watch all these big 4s and 6s but after a time it get's a bit weary, the bowlers just don't seem to have anything to work with....
I'm inclined to agree, but looking back at the last 2 ODIs, it was plain to see that at the times when it was all going tits up the England bowlers were often 'endlessly' bowling outside the off stump, and as was discussed earlier, that's not where you bowl. It has to be what they always say is line and length, though I sometimes think it should length then line.
What's very interesting these days is the fact that we're shown on the TV where all the balls bounced, what runs were scored, where they were hit.
It's tremendously hard for a bowler out there under the pressure of the tournament to think about luring the batsman into a shot, especially given that they only have six deliveries to work with. (Eight ball over anyone?
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I remember years back in my 20s playing Sunday League stuff, if in doubt aim for the stumps, but you could see areas where a batsman was a bit uncomfortable, so you'd bowl at him there for a few, then give him a tricky one.
As has been said, I'm not upset about this ODI series as they have been pretty close and very entertaining. The Ashes though, I'm a bit more worried. Have we got the bowling depth?
No problem mate back to back innings of 350-400 runs means we will not get beatI swear this happens more often than not, I just nip in to see the score and it's like cricillit... BANG! the England player is gone.
Must admit I'm enjoying these 300+ ODIs - and was discussing it in the car the other day with my old man. He was saying that it is all very nice to watch all these big 4s and 6s but after a time it get's a bit weary, the bowlers just don't seem to have anything to work with....
I'm inclined to agree, but looking back at the last 2 ODIs, it was plain to see that at the times when it was all going tits up the England bowlers were often 'endlessly' bowling outside the off stump, and as was discussed earlier, that's not where you bowl. It has to be what they always say is line and length, though I sometimes think it should length then line.
What's very interesting these days is the fact that we're shown on the TV where all the balls bounced, what runs were scored, where they were hit.
It's tremendously hard for a bowler out there under the pressure of the tournament to think about luring the batsman into a shot, especially given that they only have six deliveries to work with. (Eight ball over anyone?
)I remember years back in my 20s playing Sunday League stuff, if in doubt aim for the stumps, but you could see areas where a batsman was a bit uncomfortable, so you'd bowl at him there for a few, then give him a tricky one.
As has been said, I'm not upset about this ODI series as they have been pretty close and very entertaining. The Ashes though, I'm a bit more worried. Have we got the bowling depth?
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