honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
. How s #6 a raw attribute a fast bowler can have?
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How do you bowl on a flat wicket?
- Thread starter Chrish
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. How s #6 a raw attribute a fast bowler can have?
Blocky
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Nitpicking much?
TheJediBrah
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not really sure what you're trying to achieve with this other than start a fight
solid list tbh, not sure whether McGrath really had a specific effort ball 5-10kmh quicker though. I never really saw it. Had a decent slower ball though,
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Lol @ pointing out a factually wrong statement = starting a fight!! Can't help yourself, can you?
Blocky
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Actually, it was semantically wrong, not factually wrong - the fact that McGrath had an awesome bowling line up behind him is a fact, that it's not a "natural attribute" means it's an argument of semantics. Should we all LOL at you and nitpick because you don't know the difference between semantics and facts?
Kenneth Viljoen
International Debutant
Watch Ollie Robinson bowl..
On flat pitches economy is your best friend, being able to go for next to no runs will force the batsman to try something different,
Also try to change the angle ..sometimes go a bit wider on the crease, sometimes closer to the wicket ..subtle variations , if you are blessed with pace still maintain discipline but you have to sometimes bowl a length that takes the pitch out of the equation such as a Yorker delivery ..
On flat pitches economy is your best friend, being able to go for next to no runs will force the batsman to try something different,
Also try to change the angle ..sometimes go a bit wider on the crease, sometimes closer to the wicket ..subtle variations , if you are blessed with pace still maintain discipline but you have to sometimes bowl a length that takes the pitch out of the equation such as a Yorker delivery ..
PlayerComparisons
International Debutant
Or Ambrose
ataraxia
International Coach
He's a bit quiet though
BazBall21
International Regular
Yeah the attack needs to bowl as a pack. Variations in terms of crease positions, pace changes and subtle changes of length.
BazBall21
International Regular
On Asian flat pitches from a pace POV, the new ball gets scuffed up early and those wickets lack grass and carry so you need bowlers who can zoom on the stumps. Mixing it up with the odd bouncer can be a good ploy and having a high pace bowler who isn't too erratic is key because that's where reverse swing targeting the stumps is most effective which is a key weapon in the second session. Particularly in Pakistan because of the abrasive outfields where conventional swing goes to die early due to the ball getting scuffed up.
On Australian flat pitches, you need a spearhead who can really whack the pitch hard to get seam movement and hurry the batsmen. Ideally a very high release point quick with consistency. And the rest of the attack need to bowl dry in order to keep the pressure up. The need to be 145+ is overrated but the pace attack being around 135 on average is important. Cummins and Hazlewood hit the deck very hard and apply subtle changes of length. Need to hit the deck with energy and need those subtle variations of length and crease position.
Accurate spinners and mystery spinners on flat tracks are both very important too. Mystery spin is a good example of much needed variety and can penetrate without major pitch assistance. Accurate spin can get through big overs, lock an end up to support the pace bowlers in terms of sustaining pressure and managing their workloads.
On Australian flat pitches, you need a spearhead who can really whack the pitch hard to get seam movement and hurry the batsmen. Ideally a very high release point quick with consistency. And the rest of the attack need to bowl dry in order to keep the pressure up. The need to be 145+ is overrated but the pace attack being around 135 on average is important. Cummins and Hazlewood hit the deck very hard and apply subtle changes of length. Need to hit the deck with energy and need those subtle variations of length and crease position.
Accurate spinners and mystery spinners on flat tracks are both very important too. Mystery spin is a good example of much needed variety and can penetrate without major pitch assistance. Accurate spin can get through big overs, lock an end up to support the pace bowlers in terms of sustaining pressure and managing their workloads.
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Chubb
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This is exactly what England did well in 2010-11. They were helped by a wet and colder summer that assisted Anderson early on, but the victory was off the back of Broad, Bresnan and Finn bowling dry and Swann blocking an end - then, when there was a turning pitch at Adelaide, Swann was able to attack and bowl Australia out in the second innings.
Say what you like about that team but it was a masterclass in how to compete in Australia and more teams should copy them.
TheJediBrah
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How come they could never replicate it since? Can't just be about the tactics I think it was mostly they had some guys in peak form like Cook/Trott + the bowlers executing well, coinciding with Aussie bats in bad form (Ponting/Clarke) and a very poor bowling attack
Line and Length
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