McGrath bowling

by furriner Sun 11 Oct 2009, 17:44

Deserves its own thread:

Cheers as McGrath gets the ball. Raghu: "I predict McGrath's first ball will hit the top of off stump. This guy is a machine."

5.1 McGrath to Jayawardene, no run, ah, there you go! Right on the dime, hits a length and Jayawardene defends
5.2 McGrath to Jayawardene, 1 run, walks down and heaves the ball with an inside edge to midwicket
5.3 McGrath to Kulatunga, 2 runs, comes out and chips the ball over cover, Dilshan reacts well in the deep and keeps them to two
5.4 McGrath to Kulatunga, no run, fuller ball and he defends off the front foot
5.5 McGrath to Kulatunga, no run, hits a length outside off and beats the angled bat
5.6. McGrath to Kulatunga, 1 run, aims for a fuller length, Kulatunga gets across and turns it to mid-on

How long has it been?

by furriner Sun 11 Oct 2009, 17:46

Fella could probably make most international teams even now if he had a mind.

by Guest Sun 11 Oct 2009, 17:53

2 wickets in his next over... thank fark he wasn't playing in this years Ashes.

by DJ_Smerk Sun 11 Oct 2009, 17:58

Long live McGrath.

by JKLever Sun 11 Oct 2009, 21:08

vilkrang wrote:2 wickets in his next over... thank fark he wasn't playing in this years Ashes.

Aye. Mitchell Johnson..... snigger

by JGK Mon 12 Oct 2009, 02:47

Delhi might have even won the IPL last year if they had bothered playing him.

by Red Mon 12 Oct 2009, 08:32

But he got thumped around a bit in the semi for Delhi last year. Remember he was bowling on a pitch which was very difficult for the batsmen to get the ball away. And he was bowling to a domestic team in T20. Do we extrapolate selectively?

The pitch was thus described. Most deliveries skidded through at shin height, which made playing across the line or forcing the pace nigh-on impossible.