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**Official** South Africa in England 2012

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Thriel said:
if that was a descision against a england batsman there would be 35 pages of people b!tch!ng about it, so excuse me for my 3 or 4 posts of disgust at english umpires ...
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I don't think that's quite fair. The last half-dozen pages have been dominated by criticism of the decision.
 
MW1304

MW1304

Cricketer Of The Year
Thriel said:
if that was a descision against a england batsman there would be 35 pages of people b!tch!ng about it, so excuse me for my 3 or 4 posts of disgust at english umpires ...
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I find your posts well-balanced and carefully researched, I enjoy reading them.
 
Viscount Tom

Viscount Tom

International Debutant
Anyone remember the Smith decision in 09. Jus' sayin.

Full circle. One decision makes up for us missing lut.

You know kinda like how us losing Pietsen evens out the Saffers losing Boucher. Apparently.
 
Jacknife

Jacknife

International Captain
About time we got a bit of luck anyway, makes up for the countless play and misses we've had, particularly in the last game.
 
vic_orthdox

vic_orthdox

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de Villiers has been really bottom handed this tour. Leading to him squaring up a lot on the back foot, and playing the ball so late next to his pad around off-stump.

Playing late is not a bad thing, obviously, but you want it to be your top hand controlling that, so that you are still getting over your front foot.
 
Jacknife

Jacknife

International Captain
Bumble, Broad hasn't bowled consistent 88/89 mph for ages in Test matches but it seems here he's trying to get the ball to swing and bowl full
 
marc71178

marc71178

Eyes not spreadsheets
Scaly piscine said:
Bollocks. What has he done to show he's a better bowler than Onions this season? Did some damage in the ODIs, a completely different situation and that's it. Everything else Onions has comprehensively outperformed him. Far better in the Test where they both played. Far better record this season. Far better in English conditions. Far better fit for the side. Far better fit for the situation of having to win a Test match. The only situation it would even be close is in Australia where you get rewarded with wickets simply for bowling quick and being tall, whilst the pitches are otherwise pretty flat. If you can just turn up and bowl quick with bounce and not have to do anything else then Finn is a good option, the rest of the time he doesn't have the nous, he doesn't understand his game well enough to know how to use what he has, how to work batsmen over. He also doesn't seem to have the stamina to maintain pace for long. Until he learns his game he needs to stick with county cricket - that's what it is there for.

Another absolute ****ing prank selection which flies in the face of fairness. Been absolutely lethal in county cricket? Done all the hard work? We'll just pick someone who keeps performing worse than you, again, ahead of you. Onions has more than earned his selection for this Test. Finn has not.
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Anti-jinx?
 
bombay_bomber

bombay_bomber

School Boy/Girl Captain
vic_orthdox said:
de Villiers has been really bottom handed this tour. Leading to him squaring up a lot on the back foot, and playing the ball so late next to his pad around off-stump.

Playing late is not a bad thing, obviously, but you want it to be your top hand controlling that, so that you are still getting over your front foot.
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Can you change over your career in the way you control your wand? That is, are there any other players you have watched change grips?
 
vic_orthdox

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bombay_bomber said:
Can you change over your career in the way you control your wand? That is, are there any other players you have watched change grips?
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It's not the actual grip in itself, it's just which hand becomes more dominant. Bit of a form thing at times though.

When you start going harder through the bottom hand, end up relying on square of the wicket shots a lot more rather than hitting down the ground. AB's getting enough of those balls to score off; I'd be bowling fuller and a little straighter to him though.
 
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