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(06-10-2019, 07:58 PM)Professer E link Wrote:Warner is batting in a mystifying manner - blocks or fours. And a lot of blocks. Khawaja being demoted has hurt him as well, as he works the ball around when the fields are up, not a power hitter. Zampa selection is divisive - wickets he gets seem to be charity offerings, doesn't threaten quality players. Need to pick a bowler with more bite. He isn't even the best spinner in the country.
Warner loves a flat deck with the ball coming on.
Starc needs it to move, or her is poor
Khawaja should have stayed as opener
Lyon in for Zampa.
Coulter Nile out for Behrendorff
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On another matter.....the gimmick that is the "zing" bails....are costing bowlers more & more wickets, but no chance of the ICC doing anything about it apparently...nothing to see here la la la.
Classic case of putting entertainment value over the values & integrity of the game.
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Maybe the problem isn't the bails, I've seen the zinger bails close up and they are similar weight, shape and size to traditional bails.
The problem might be the light up camera stumps, they are very different to normal stumps and covered in vinyl decals which softens and contact between the stump and ball. They also have a deeper seat for the bail at the top of the stump, to prevent stumps and bails randomly flashing when it's windy or as the bowler runs past during a delivery stride.
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(06-11-2019, 12:03 AM)LP link Wrote:Maybe the problem isn't the bails, I've seen the zinger bails close up and they are similar weight, shape and size to traditional bails.
The problem might be the light up camera stumps, they are very different to normal stumps and covered in vinyl decals which softens and contact between the stump and ball. They also have a deeper seat for the bail at the top of the stump, to prevent stumps and bails randomly flashing when it's windy or as the bowler runs past during a delivery stride.
Yeah, that could definitely be an issue if that is the case, surely the depth of the groove is written into the rules of cricket !
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(06-11-2019, 01:59 AM)malo link Wrote:Yeah, that could definitely be an issue if that is the case, surely the depth of the groove is written into the rules of cricket !
I don't think so, the overall dimensions, height, width, gaps are set within ranges, but the grooves for the bails were not defined last time I read the rules which was a long time ago. I suppose it doesn't matter as it's the same for both teams!
Keep in mind in the old days you had both standard and heavy bails for windy conditions.
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If Trump doesn't do something quick about climate change then it seems cricket is doomed!
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Great to see Davy Warner back to his best.
The best opening batsman in the world. Bar none!!!!!
Very little booing from the Paki crowd too.
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(06-14-2019, 03:31 AM)sandsmere link Wrote:Great to see Davy Warner back to his best.
The best opening batsman in the world. Bar none!!!!!
Very little booing from the Paki crowd too.
The Paki crowd were too busy on the phone to their Indian bookmaker backing the Aussies in.....
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We're gonna need everything to go right to make the final (pretty obvious) but if we don't make the semis, it's a fail. We're riding our luck to some degree, but we live in hope.
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Well, made the semis in style, poms are the ones struggling now. That bowling attack looked a whole heap more balanced last night, & that first wicket of Behrendorffs was an absolute ripper.
The middle order (well, basically everyone other than Finch & Warner) are still not pulling their weight.
Smith has to bat 3.
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