Can anybody enlighten me as to how this works: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket ... 176034.stm If the stumps are unguarded, surely bowling a ball to hit them, at no particular pace, is pretty straightforward. In fact I reckon I'd back me to do it at least once every 2 balls. Is there something that makes this more complicated or is it really possible for 4 front-line County bowlers to manage 1 hit between them in 8 deliveries?

Can anybody enlighten me as to how this works: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket ... 176034.stm If the stumps are unguarded, surely bowling a ball to hit them, at no particular pace, is pretty straightforward. In fact I reckon I'd back me to do it at least once every 2 balls. Is there something that makes this more complicated or is it really possible for 4 front-line County bowlers to manage 1 hit between them in 8 deliveries?

I see what your saying, but i guess its like darts. In both, the players will have played and trained at their sport for years, yet none are 100% certain to hit the wicket or get 180 every time they bowl/throw. add to this the tension of the situation and its no hard to see why Lancashire only hit the wickets once

It wasn't even outside, it was indoor on what you'de expect to be a standard track with nothing to deviate the ball



It also doens't answer the age old question of why all cricket teams have at least four batsmen at the end of each innings who bat like old women, sure they are the bowlers but doesn't anyone ever think to give them some batting practice too ?

Surely they would know better than anyone what the ball is going to do?

Jimmy Anderson does, he just doesn't know how to get a duck.

Seems odd to me that Lancs bowled two spinners, and they even practiced their spin as they walked back to their mark!! You're trying to [ihit[/i the stumps, not deceive them!

Yes, but in reverse, they're stood facing the ball rather than following it, it'd be like trying to cut your hair in front of a mirror.

Actually, you've just answered the age-old question.

Quote ="El Diablo"Can anybody enlighten me as to how this works: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket ... 176034.stm If the stumps are unguarded, surely bowling a ball to hit them, at no particular pace, is pretty straightforward. In fact I reckon I'd back me to do it at least once every 2 balls. Is there something that makes this more complicated or is it really possible for 4 front-line County bowlers to manage 1 hit between them in 8 deliveries?'" Why don't you try it? hitting stumps from 22 yd is not that easy at all

Quote ="El Diablo"Can anybody enlighten me as to how this works: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket ... 176034.stm If the stumps are unguarded, surely bowling a ball to hit them, at no particular pace, is pretty straightforward. In fact I reckon I'd back me to do it at least once every 2 balls. Is there something that makes this more complicated or is it really possible for 4 front-line County bowlers to manage 1 hit between them in 8 deliveries?'" Why don't you try it? hitting stumps from 22 yd is not that easy at all

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Hawkeye says otherwise, just clipping the top of off

If only we'd referred it...........

Still, it'll give Ponting something to blame.

Plus



Equals

Thought he looked familiar (and not in the same was as him being captain of the Aussies)

Funnily enough I did, in a net, now that you mention it. Both I (who haven't bowled a competitive bowl in over 12 years) and a lad I know who opens the bowling for the local club concluded that it isn't quite as easy as you'd think we'd both be upset with one out of 8.

You see, that's just lunacy.

Top bowlers (TOP BOWLLLLIIINNNG!) shouldn't be missing bowl out balls.

And why, oh why, oh why, oh why oh why ohwhyohwhyohwhy oh whyyyy do spinners spin it? Just lob it. Full toss!

Still, glad Scum went out.

Cricket – don’t get it!

Any game that can last 5 days and still end up in a draw sound as about as entertaining as vomiting.

See it as you would background music, pop it on sit back in your comfy chair with your pipe, paper and slippers, keep popping up your gaze every few minutes you hear anything remoty interesting. sorted.

Says all I need to know about you.

Speaks volumes about you.

I really enjoy a good cricket match but what I do hate about the game is the offering of 'bad light' to the batsmen. I know it's often tactical etc and if they are struggling I can see the reasoning behind the decision but the number of times they seem to be hitting the ball well as was the case today but the umpires confer, offer it up to the batsmen and invariably off the pitch they go. No thoughts to the speccie who is sat there expecting to see another hour's play. Or me for that matter. Just in from work and expecting a few hours watchin us Poms give them Aussies what for before the rugby and off they troop.
Wouldn't matter if they had floodlights either as look at the match the other week. They had agreed to play under floodlights and then complained about the shadows (it was the Aussies of course - because they were getting a bit of a hiding) but so much time was spent by the umpires holding the ball a few inches from the ground checking the shadow the ball was making.

Ok rant over

I will be partaking in some hospitality at Headingley on Friday if anyone wants to meet the Ramrod, its a once in a lifetime chance!!

little exhibition at Leeds Museum regarding the Ashes

replica of the ashes urn is there and a few other exhibits


worth checking out