Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Surely Sehwag would have still taken-up batting? He just wouldn't have modelled himself on Tendulkar so thus, presumably, wouldn't have been as good.I lol'd surely he meant Sehwag the batsman.
Surely Sehwag would have still taken-up batting? He just wouldn't have modelled himself on Tendulkar so thus, presumably, wouldn't have been as good.I lol'd surely he meant Sehwag the batsman.
bracewell got out this way... he ducked and the ball drop ono the stumps.. it use to be in the minties ads..This, in fact, was the case at one point in cricket. There used to be bowlers who would try to lob the ball over the batsman's head and onto the stumps.
It's happened to several batsmen down the years. Whether it's entirely fair for a bowler to deliberately try to deceive a batsman into thinking a ball is a Beamer when it isn't is a moot question, but there's obviously no way to outlaw it, and it's a delivery that takes incredible skill to bowl.So did Chris Read, I think it was Chris Cairns who bowled it. At the time of release, the ball was outside the sight screen, so Read thought it was beamer or something.
Thre massive logistics needed to make it happen would either kill tst cricket or turn it into a cash cow for DHL.Imagine if a Test match was played at a different ground each day to get bigger crowds.
Day 1: Gabba, Day 2: SCG Day 3: MCG Day 4: Adelaide Oval Day 5: WACA
Only about 4cm really...I think you've flattered him slightly.Here's the point .
And here's you. Miles away from the point.
I think they'd still struggle to beat the top teams with good state/city comps in place. There are plenty of cricketers in Australia playing in the State teams and Metropolitan comps who live within 100 miles of each ground used for tests. I'd say the only team not able to beat Bangladesh would be from Darwin (as someone said earlier).'One hand, one bounce' would be interesting. Spinners would get tons of wickets.
Regarding Goughy's point about home Test teams having to draw their players from within 100 miles of the ground, Bangladesh would fly up the world rankings.
Moderators,I think that batting average should be determined by subtracting any runs scored after a dropped catch, a not given lbw etc
This.I think that batting average should be determined by subtracting any runs scored after a dropped catch, a not given lbw etc
It's happened to several batsmen down the years. Whether it's entirely fair for a bowler to deliberately try to deceive a batsman into thinking a ball is a Beamer when it isn't is a moot question, but there's obviously no way to outlaw it, and it's a delivery that takes incredible skill to bowl.
Don't you patent my idea, you ****This.
And no bowler should get credit if hawkeye shows the successful lb shout was missing, or if in fact there was no edge in that caught behind.
I've decided to patent the idea and call it the "First Chance Average".
What do you all think about it?
Umm... no. You are aware that spinning the ball is considered legal and fair and that bowling a head-high Full-Toss is considered unfair, illegal and dangerous?
Holding out for the ICC verdict to make Mendis tell the batsman which way each ball's going, Richard?
Struggling to see how this changes anything.How about we do away with the bounday rope, and just paint a white line, if the ball goes over the line it is a 4, if it doesn't then it isn't a four.. It would do away with having to wait every time a fielder fields somthing near the rope to see if his anal hair has touched the rope or not..
nah that would be waay to radical