Son Of Coco
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Right, batsmen should be little less human. If it's bowled at a quicker pace it makes it harder to pull out of the shot as you have less time to commit. If you have a shot you like to play, and you're starved of that opportunity, your eyes might light up when you're finally given a chance to play it - even if it's not in the right spot. It's a bit like this idea you have about not getting good wickets with a bouncer. Is it still not a good wicket if you've set yourself a deep mid wicket knowing the batsman will go for it and deliver a ball that's hit straight down the fielder's throat?Richard said:At a high bounce, more like. Yes, it's hard to hit down on it, very hard - so if you can't safely cut it uppishly, don't go for it.
No shot that is more likely to bring dismissal than runs is EVER worth playing.
Of course, in a perfect world the batsman would leave anything that's perceived to be a danger thus making them much more difficult to get out. Batsmen and bowlers think though...that's how they get so lucky.