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James Pattinson Retires From International Cricket

Son Of Coco

Son Of Coco

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Flem274* said:
Probably a smart decision for his health. If you can bowl 150kph your body either learns to handle it in your mid 20s or it doesn't. Pattinson's didn't, which is a shame, but that's the risk of pace.
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I can testify to this. My body never learnt to handle it in my twenties, and my hips and back are sore everyday now.

I mean, I bowled 125k max, and that was with haemorrhoid-inducing grunting and straining, but my point still stands - my body has never learnt to bowl 150kph in any decade I have been alive thus far. Given I'm 47, I'll be as shocked as anyone if it suddenly does in my 6th decade. Especially if it does so in a situation that doesn't involve me somehow performing a fair delivery whilst inside a vehicle that is going 151kph.
 
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mr_mister

mr_mister

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TheJediBrah said:
Patto is 6'1 which is a normal-ish height, but the other gun Aus quicks are way taller. Not surprised if he feels insecure about it.
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Yeah but it has nothing to do with his effectiveness right? He bowled pretty quick before the back injuries
 
GIMH

GIMH

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SteveNZ said:
Loved Patto, real shame he won't play for Australia again. Managed the almost impossible task of being Australian, a hot head and still seeming like a good bloke.
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The good bloke will be because he’s half English
 
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