Daemon
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he did it all the time though, just not that much
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The balls of the century
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TheJediBrah
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I'm not saying it's as flukey as the crack one, nowhere near, but most of the deliveries on this list will have a fair chunk of fluke about them. Otherwise they'd be getting bowled all the time.
stephen
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Starc says he was aiming at the area with the cracks to try and create something. I don't see how that is much different to a medium pace bowler applying cut to the ball and trying to land it on the seam for movement back.
As far as "balls of the century" go, for this to get two is pretty asinine. McGrath bowled better balls during the Lords test in 05. This ball hardly screamed unplayable. It did a lot but that alone shouldn't see a ball get called the second best of the last 20 years.
It's much rather have seen that Murali or Warne ball indeed. In fact, Waqar should consider himself unlucky he peaked 10 years too soon.
As far as "balls of the century" go, for this to get two is pretty asinine. McGrath bowled better balls during the Lords test in 05. This ball hardly screamed unplayable. It did a lot but that alone shouldn't see a ball get called the second best of the last 20 years.
It's much rather have seen that Murali or Warne ball indeed. In fact, Waqar should consider himself unlucky he peaked 10 years too soon.
Number 11 Simon Jones to Clarke
Daemon
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"Admittedly I probably wasn't aiming for that crack, because it was a little too straight if it moves [into the right-hander], but yeah, there was a little bit of luck, and fortunately it hit the stumps."
Migara
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Important thing is it did not hit a crack.
TheJediBrah
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not sure if srs
it cut in like a Murali off-break ffs. At 130kph. On a perfect line and length. If that's not unplayable then I don't know what is.
btw assuming Harris to Cook will be no. 1 or this list has lost all legitimacy
Migara
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Does that include hitting a crack or rough?
stephen
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Nope, swing then seam.
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Daemon
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Haha that's a cracker, how tf do you play that
nightprowler10
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It's my favorite McGrath spell to watch, but I just don't see how that ball is better. Vaughan played it horribly. VVS covered himself really well. Asif's also jagged in way more. If anything, the one to Freddie was really really good and probably the pick of this spell.
stephen
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Wait until McGrath retires. Otherwise I've got no idea.
nightprowler10
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Yup. Is it me or did it stay low as well?
Incidentally, has McGrath made this list at all?
stephen
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I really don't like the way Laxman played that ball. He left a huge gap between bat and pad that he then closed after the ball had already bowled him. It was lazy defense. As opposed to the McGrath balls which were played on three back foot because they looked shorter than they were.
I actually think the reason I dislike the Asif ball is that Laxman's shot really annoys me.
TheJediBrah
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nah not at all. I don't think stephen's right either.
The ball didn't actually move directly off the wicket, it just swung one way, bounced and then swung the other. Couldn't have had anything to do with the crack.