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Just channel surfing and I see there’s a one dayer in Hobart today, looks like there’s about 100 people there pre game, things have changed a hell of a lot with the popularity of one day cricket
Really enjoying the commentary on FoxCricket. It's great to hear the commentators having fun and a bit of a laugh. Much better than having to listen to the old fogeys continually rabbit on with their boring commentary.
Not looking forward to listening to Ian Chappell when the tests start.
Not looking forward to listening to Ian Chappell when the tests start.
Oh God, I hope Chappell hasn't been picked up by either 7 or Fox. He was dreadful the last few seasons and I'm convinced that he was commentating while drunk on more than one occasion. Isa Guha is a real breath of fresh air, even if she sometimes gives the impression of not quite being sure what she's struck when commentating with Skull.tigerman said:
tigerman said:
Just switched it on for the first time this series. Commentary is very Big Bash-like - inane and adds little.
tigerman said:
Warne is good, the standout by far. I don't even know who the previous three were.
craig said:
Sutherland in the job for 16 years - his legacy to the games looks terrible and I don’t even think he has left the building yet.
Talk about asleep at the wheel - he should have left 10 years ago
Brodders17 said:
Yet a batsman can wander all over the crease to distract a bowler. They can then turn around and bat different hand but if a bowler does it then stop play it’s a wonder that there is anyone young wanting to come through as a bowler.
brigadiertiger said:
It's the batsman's crease, he can do what he likes within its confines. It doesn't prevent the bowler from bowling at the stumps. I'm always encouraged to see batsmen dance around, it says to me "I need an edge over and above the bat in my hands, I'm reaching".
The bowler said himself that he did it because the batsmen were developing a good partnership. Normally I side with bowlers in this sort of debate, but it's a textbook application of the law.
If you're frustrated because the rules don't allow pirouettes in the run-up, you're playing the wrong sport.
LeeToRainesToRoach said:
And it’s the bowlers crease at the other end yet he has to declare whether he is bowling left or right arm and then whether he is bowling over or around the wicket. Then you set your field a couple of slips, a gully, a point, cover, mid on and off, mid wicket and fine leg then you come into bowl to your field the batsman switches to left hand suddenly you have two leg slips, a leg gully, a square leg, a mid wicket, at least you still have mid on and off, but only cover and third man also your wicketkeeper is suddenly also down leg side which is possibly against the rules for a keeper.
The batsman already knows where your field is set, you can’t change as bowler is running in all a fielder can do is walk in with bowler imagine third man running to say fly slip no that would be unfair on the batsman.
As l said before why would any kid these days wish to be a bowler. Pitches are more roads than ever before in fact take 10 or more wickets in a day and listen for the cries about bowler friendly pitches. Bigger bats with edges that are almost bigger than bats of the past, restrictions on fielding positions and how you bowl granted these rules have been around a while but that was before batsmen were switching hands.
One question though a right arm fast bowler bowls to a right handed batsman pitching just outside off stump hitting the batsman in line and going on to take middle however the batsman switched to left hand stance is he out as the ball has now pitched outside leg?
brigadiertiger said:
I absolutely agree with you that batsmen have many things in their favour, but in the end it's the bowler who dictates the play. It's not much of an imposition, asking bowlers to run in and bowl without gimmicks.
LBW applies to the batsman's stance when the bowler commences his run-up.