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- Thread starter Richard
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bryce
International Regular
people are too soft these days, i agree with the people who condone bouncing the tail, the only exception is if the tailender is such a hopeless bat that he does not frustrate you at all and as soon as you put one on his poles he gets knocked over.
99% of tailenders can have a good day with the bat and if your going to take the element of suprise away that the bouncer has, then the tailender will have a much better stance of staying in, anyone who has bowled to tailenders without reward and plenty of frustation(myself included) will have tried the bouncer to shake them up, despite what you say richard(it's a waste of a ball etc) it can be very effective and the tailender will always be weary of it once he knows your prepared to bounce him, which all up helps the bowlers chances of removing him, i do think that full bowling should probaly be tried before the bouncer but if all else fails.....bounce the bunny i say
99% of tailenders can have a good day with the bat and if your going to take the element of suprise away that the bouncer has, then the tailender will have a much better stance of staying in, anyone who has bowled to tailenders without reward and plenty of frustation(myself included) will have tried the bouncer to shake them up, despite what you say richard(it's a waste of a ball etc) it can be very effective and the tailender will always be weary of it once he knows your prepared to bounce him, which all up helps the bowlers chances of removing him, i do think that full bowling should probaly be tried before the bouncer but if all else fails.....bounce the bunny i say
bryce
International Regular
ok there are so many examples i will use my own personal experiences,Richard said:
-last year a player on the opposite team tackled me and his face smacked into my knee and he ended up with a popped eardrum and spent the next couple of days in hospital *no rule breaking there
-this year my mate was running one direction then stepped in the other direction and popped his kneecap out of place and missed the rest of the season *no rule breaking there
-this year the captain of my team tackled and opposing played(quite hard) around the legs and the tackling player's shoulder smacked into the oppostiton player's knee which gave him a dislocated shoulder and he too was out for the season *no rule breaking there
do you want more examples richard or are you waving the white flag?
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Well he shouldn't be playing cricket then - unless I am mistaken when someone is involved in a match, he knows he is going to bat.Richard said:
If it is so much of a problem why don't they get some practice against the short ball?
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Similarly, the bowlers know that batting is part-and-parcel of cricket.Richard said:
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Yes, but he also knows there are provisions in place to protect him from something he should not be subjected to.Tom Halsey said:
Because for many, practice won't help in the slightest.
You can practice all you like, but there's no way to learn the skill neccessary.