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*Official* Pakistan in Australia
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
Would have thought it would be easier to put away the pull, just duck under anything short.Oh sure, but I was saying they're very different shots to try and put away. There's more time to make a conscious decision to not play a drive. Sounds weird I know, and I'm not saying he shouldn't be more circumspect.
Liking the look of this Pakistan pace attack tbh -Umar Gul - reckon he's quality.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
As others have said. Two different circumstances TBF. Cover driving for Tendy was never a shot that came instinctively to him early in his innings like Ponting's pull strokes.
Tendy IIRC had trouble driving that summer before the SCG test given his tennis-elbow injury was fresh then & get getting out caught behind. So he put it away for that tests & played a the most boring double centuries i've ever seen.
If Ponting put away his pull shot a la Steve Waugh 92, thats changes his game fundamentally IMO.
As i stands i agree with Ponting's position that he has said in the media of late, which he has basically said "bring it on". To me thats not really arrogance - but its him saying that if he gets a few pull shots away early he will be fine. I'm down with that..
Burgey
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Gotta love Tony - "When men were men, hed have been carried off". You're the ****wit who turned them away from being men Tony!
FMD, I still remember when Lillee hit Greig's helmet in WSC - at that time, it was the highlight of my (albeit young) life.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
That's fine if the pull shot is netting him runs. This morning alone he's hooked down fine leg's throat and been dropped, skewed one through midwicket off the toe of the bat, had a toe ender drop short of the slip cordon, been hit in the head, and edged one into his midriff.
The shot isn't working for him, and it's ridiculously arrogant of him to continue playing it.
Burgey
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Well I suppose it's an individual thing, but sadly bitter experience has taught me otherwise
GotSpin
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It's quite an instinctive shot actually and happens naturally when you see a ball on a short length coming at you
GotSpin
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So good when Tony mentioned that Ponting might not want to face the last few balls and Healy just replied with a "No"
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Yea i'm seeing it & its the worst he's looked playing/trying to play the pull since that spell Harmison bowled to him in the Ashes 05 @ Lord's, where he was hit also.
Ponting has to know. Watching him bat this summer, i certainly doesn't look like IMO that he has lost his ability to play the pull effectively. His shot selection of it is what has been woeful. Plus although Ponting himself said he wont blame his injury to Roach for his bad run, its fair to presume its still causing some problems ATM.
Top_Cat
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I'm sure it is. All the more reason to bloody put it away!
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
LOL...@ this Punter pulling discussion.....dude should have been in the pavilion on a golden duck.....nuff said........
Streetwise
Banned
Perfect situation to play the shot, mi**** it and there is only a small chance the catch will be taken.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Except he's been mis-hitting it with large chance of it being taken.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Ha again, big Ricky gotta know himself how his arm is feeling (something none of us fans can't know for sure) & how confident he thinks he can still play it well. Him putting away in these last days of his career as i mentioned before a la Steve Waugh 92 is something i dont think he will.
I personally i'm with Ponting here. I just think he needs to be more selective earlier on, since his shot this morning again was ridiculous..
Burgey
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Healy's direness not as abject this summer, imo.
Asif should stop clapping the batsman like that after so many balls. It's Watto-like douchebaggery.
pasag
RTDAS
Until someone said Sami was a great bowler...