Tait's action questioned by New Zealand

on the SEN radio station this am mick...two scientists were quoted and only got the last part of it

horace wrote:on the SEN radio station this am mick...two scientists were quoted and only got the last part of it

hmmmmmmmm - thanks h.

Like at a lot of people, I know in my guts that he chucks at least some of the time. Hope this gets a run somewhere because I love to hear what they have to say.

Mick Sawyer wrote:

horace wrote:

...btw heard a scientist claiming this am that mumu chucks at 45 degrees

This gets my attention. What was the basis of the contention?

How about starting with 'he's a cheating boggle-eyed runt' and going from there?

Tait chucks .....It's the reason he keeps injuring his elbow ....the "whip" from pinging the ball ...

I'm all for banning him until he fixes his action ....

It doesn't seem to me he chucks. Very unusual action, though; his arm seems to stiffen up as it begins its upwards motion and then kind of twists. Would like to see other videos of him than just the one youtube clip.

It's the twist of the forearm as he bring the arm over that hurts his elbow, I'd say . . .

This video from Holding is interesting when talking about hyper-extension.Akhtar chucks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vndvFPbBde0

I remember seeing Tait at the WACA in an OD game years ago. Was sitting up in the members behind the bowlers arm, and it was pretty clear he pings his effort ball.

I would like to see a slo-mo of his action analysed as Holding did on Akhtar.The video clearly shows that hyper extension is no excuse for bending.

noelene wrote:I would like to see a slo-mo of his action analysed as Holding did on Akhtar.The video clearly shows that hyper extension is no excuse for bending.

You obviously didn't understand the video.

Tait sure as hell looks like he chucks on occasion, but then again, the biomechanist quoted in one of the Spiv dailies this morning said it's pretty hard for a slinger to ping, but the illusion might be there.

I thnk we've heard that line, or something farquing similar to it before, but can't recall where.

Invader Zim wrote:I remember seeing Tait at the WACA in an OD game years ago. Was sitting up in the members behind the bowlers arm, and it was pretty clear he pings his effort ball.

fair enough...don't play him until he is cleared...i agree with TGM that the technology is now available for testing in match conditions and should be used...so much $s is made from the game that surely it would be a worthwhile investment to clarify concerns about any international bowler

WTF is with all the extreme slo-mo footage of Tait's action in this ODI? Strange how we never saw these views while the CBER was just out here.

His bouncer looks a bit dodgy, but his other deliveries seem fine.

Reading some of the Aus papers today, it is amazing how quickly they go on the defensive when one of their own is accused of something like this. Never mind the fact that they're more than happy to accuse other teams bowlers of being chuckers. Malcolm Conn in 'The Australian' called the Kiwi's "cowards" for questioning Tait's action(Was it even the players and management who started the accusations?), and Tait himself labelled the accusations a "disgrace".

Don't throw stones when your own house is made of glass etc.....

Ross wrote:WTF is with all the extreme slo-mo footage of Tait's action in this ODI? Strange how we never saw these views while the CBER was just out here.

Err, we did......Frequently. Drove people like Skully round the bend.

Just dropped in for a latenight whinge, eh, Trev? Couldn't sleep with all those voices in your head?

You've been missing me all day.

No, Trev, Australia won . . .. we didn't expect you back for a few days.

Henry wrote:Reading some of the Aus papers today, it is amazing how quickly they go on the defensive when one of their own is accused of something like this. Never mind the fact that they're more than happy to accuse other teams bowlers of being chuckers. Malcolm Conn in 'The Australian' called the Kiwi's "cowards" for questioning Tait's action(Was it even the players and management who started the accusations?), and Tait himself labelled the accusations a "disgrace".

Don't throw stones when your own house is made of glass etc.....

Hyprocrisy comes naturally to squatters ?

Hey, Bucky, watch out, your false whiskers are coming unglued . . .

he's probably an example of why the current laws(changed for murali) are useless.

Tait mostly looks ok to me and im sure in out game tests he would be under 15 but what's to stop him pinging an effort ball during a match?

By taking away the umpires right to judge actions we have now a system which is utterly pointless, it can't really clear anybody or stop anybody from throwing in a match.

Henry wrote:His bouncer looks a bit dodgy, but his other deliveries seem fine.

Reading some of the Aus papers today, it is amazing how quickly they go on the defensive when one of their own is accused of something like this. Never mind the fact that they're more than happy to accuse other teams bowlers of being chuckers. Malcolm Conn in 'The Australian' called the Kiwi's "cowards" for questioning Tait's action(Was it even the players and management who started the accusations?), and Tait himself labelled the accusations a "disgrace".

Don't throw stones when your own house is made of glass etc.....

Aye Trev, they're a bunch of whinging p*ssies.

I think his action is more horrible than actually illegal.

Rob I wrote:I think his action is more horrible than actually illegal.

Agree his action is 100% horrible, and he bowls 95% crap. I also think he is occasionally illegal ... some of his 'effort' short balls are blatant pings. The rest of the time he just looks awful, like Salim Altaf being shot in the back at the point of delivery.

He's had years to remedy his action and plenty of time with good coaches but has made no progress at all. CA should cease this Sozzie-appeasing senselessness immediately and consign him to the Alan Thomson/Wayne Holdsworth/Greg Rowell repository for bowlers who transiently promised something in their youth, but ended up as useless oxygen-thieving wastes of space.

I think it's a stickier situation than when sticky, the stick insect, got stuck on a sticky bun.