**Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

[Bun]

Still inconsistent with his line, Broad.. He is getting excellent assistance from the pitch... If he gets his line right he can bag a few.

 

[Stapel]

Yup, Broad look good. As do all England's bowlers.

 

[Spark]

It's his length which is his bigger problem imo

 

[Howe_zat]

This is slipping away. Reminds me of day 5 at Brisbane.

 

[TopCat]

It's his length which is his bigger problem imo

Agreed, he is still bowling too short. I don't understand why he can't or won't pitch it up a bit.

EDIT: But not to half voley length. Good length is called good for a reason.

 

[Bun]

Yup, Broad look good. As do all England's bowlers.

The conditions and pitch that good... anybody who can chuck it decently can get wickets on this pitch....

 

[Jacknife]

I think he's mixing it up well. He's tried the fuller ones ,then brought it back a bit , then the bouncer. You can see the fuller one is the wicket taking one.

 

[Jacknife]

the conditions and pitch that good... Anybody who can chuck it decently can get wickets on this pitch....

 

[Jacknife]

Decent nut and nice shot.

 

[vcs]

Lovely coverdrive.

 

[Bun]

Broad before the last over...

Seems he has been okay with the length, although yes there have been the short ones occassionally. But his line is all over the shop. Most of them not requiring the batsman to play at all.

 

[MW1304]

Really think we've missed our chance now, these batsmen are battling really intently and intelligently. Not bad bowling, but the batsmen are blunting the attack.

 

[Bun]

Tremlett's by comparison...

the length's have been similar, but look at where he has pitched his shorter ones in.

 

[TumTum]

Broad before the last over...

Seems he has been okay with the length, although yes there have been the short ones occassionally. But his line is all over the shop. Most of them not requiring the batsman to play at all.

Are you sure you know what line and length is? About half of them are short and are well packed on a single line.

 

[Jacknife]

Broad before the last over...

Seems he has been okay with the length, although yes there have been the short ones occassionally. But his line is all over the shop. Most of them not requiring the batsman to play at all.

How is his line all over the shop and compared to tremletts, Broads is much more in the left handers channel.

 

[TumTum]

Tremlett's by comparison...

the length's have been similar, but look at where he has pitched his shorter ones in.

And on this one the length is mostly good and the line is all over the shop.

 

[Jacknife]

Are you sure you know what line and length is? About half of them are short and are well packed on a single line.

He's trying to fill some kind of agenda against Broad.

 

[wpdavid]

Just switched on after missing an hour or so.

Sounds like decent bowling but better batting?

 

[Bun]

No use really bowling in the "channel" if you're bowling short...

Direct it at the batsman's body or where you can get him squared up. trem's been able to do that. Broad's case batsmen have comfortably left him outside off.

 

[Spark]

Just switched on after missing an hour or so.

Sounds like decent bowling but better batting?

Pretty much. Pitch ain't doing a great deal wrt lateral stuff