World spin bowling in Crisis?

by skully Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:23

Borrowed this from a mate's SMS.

With Swanny bowling Engulund to victory v Saffies and Hauritz doing the same for Aus v Paksters today, has the world of spin bowling been turned on it's head. If both can learn that ferkin doosra, look out!!

by taipan Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:26

skully wrote:Borrowed this from a mate's SMS.

With Swanny bowling Engulund to victory v Saffies and Hauritz doing the same for Aus v Paksters today, has the world of spin bowling been turned on it's head. If both can learn to chuck that ferkin doosra, look out!!

by skully Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:28

Thanks for the insightful additional comment, taips. Cool

I've made that point elsewhere.

by Zat Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:34

Is there an echo in here?

by Bradman Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:41

I said it first. You can't bowl the thing without chucking it.

by Nath Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:57

Wasn't Hauritz planning to unleash the doosra?

by Bradman Wed 30 Dec 2009, 09:58

Nath wrote:Wasn't Hauritz planning to unleash the doosra?

He did. It didn't work legally.

by skully Wed 30 Dec 2009, 10:13

Mark Nicholas initially claimed Haurie's first two wickets today (that put him on a hattrick) were both doosras. Cool

by tac Wed 30 Dec 2009, 10:19

Smith has 2 for 5 in the Big Bash game . . . the next warnie!

by skully Wed 30 Dec 2009, 10:22

Will the NSP ever get that lucky again (i.e. picking a Warne out of nowhere). Perhaps they just didn't persist with Krazy enough?

Can't see them havng the nads to pick Smith anytime soon, particularly with Haurie getting a Michelle today.

by Nath Wed 30 Dec 2009, 10:52

skully wrote:Will the NSP ever get that lucky again (i.e. picking a Warne out of nowhere). Perhaps they just didn't persist with Krazy enough?

Can't see them havng the nads to pick Smith anytime soon, particularly with Haurie getting a Michelle today.

they might give him a token JAMODI game this summer.

by skully Wed 30 Dec 2009, 10:55

Aye Nath. Prolly the safe route.

by DJ_Smerk Wed 30 Dec 2009, 13:08

tac wrote:Smith has 2 for 5 in the Big Bash game . . . the next warnie!

Did he manage to consume the three remaining chicken breasts?

by tac Wed 30 Dec 2009, 13:19

DJ_Smerk wrote:
tac wrote:Smith has 2 for 5 in the Big Bash game . . . the next warnie!

Did he manage to consume the three remaining chicken breasts?

Wales is even more farked up than I thought . . chickens there have 3 breasts . . . .

by DJ_Smerk Wed 30 Dec 2009, 13:21

Don't think about it! Razz

by Shoeshine Wed 30 Dec 2009, 13:49

The arm ball that doesn't spin but zips on off the pitch is every bit as dangerous as a doosra, for the same reason. People seemed to forget basics to some extent - Harbhajan Singh is a good example - he seemed far more dangerous before he got carried away with the idea of getting it to go the other way.

Also, the return of the off-spinner is a reflection of the increased number of left-handed batsmen in world cricket. Cricket is an arms race really, and lefties were a response to changing attacks, and the attacks have changed again in response.

by LeFromage Wed 30 Dec 2009, 17:43

Yes, a good spinner doesn't even need a doosra.

Warnie took 40 wickets in the 05 Ashes, beating the bat on both sides by simply bowling two variations - the one that turns away from the RHB and beats him on the outside, and the slider that skids straight on a beats the RHB on the inside, playing for the spin.

Swanny is currently cashing in with the same two variations - but to LHBs.

by Shoeshine Wed 30 Dec 2009, 19:02

Although if you listened to Warne, there were about 6 different variations!

It's the advantage someone who appreciably turns the ball has - that when it doesn't go, it's horrible to play. The art of a spinner is kidology, and Warne was the best at it. Swann's no Warne of course, but he's a clever, clever bowler.

by doremi Wed 30 Dec 2009, 20:49

More like Pakistani batting against straight rubbish darts in serious crisis.

I hope Akmal is tearing his hair out for getting stumped to that ball.

by JGK Fri 30 Jan 2015, 08:12

This young snoozie lass may be the best leggie in the Southern Hemisphere.

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