thierry henry
International Coach
Well who knows now, they've switched off the feckin radar
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*Official* New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012
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Prince EWS
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Nah you only have to bowl fast for a little while to get into the New Zealand setup, then you can start bowling the same speed as all the other bowlers with less control and less movement, while still maintaining full rights to get picked ahead of much more deserving bowlers.
thierry henry
International Coach
lol I was seriously just thinking about Butler, specifically about him bowling Michael Vaughan with a 130kph half-volley in 2001/02. It was like he bowled Vaughan purely by supposedly being fast, was hoping Milne might be able to do the same.Nah you only have to bowl fast for a little while to get into the New Zealand setup, then you can start bowling the same speed as all the other bowlers with less control and less movement, while still maintaining full rights to get picked ahead of much more deserving bowlers.
thierry henry
International Coach
The other funny thing about Butler was that the 2008/09 onwards version of Butler was supposed to be an injury-wrecked medium pacer and a "bowling all-rounder". In reality he was bowling much the same pace as he did for a lot of his international career with the same action and run-up and was still only slightly better than a tail-ender.
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thierry henry
International Coach
NICE
And tbf Milne looks sharp and has been accurate so far with a hint of Bondesque in-swing
And tbf Milne looks sharp and has been accurate so far with a hint of Bondesque in-swing
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
That can't be right cos Danny Morrison was just saying this guy bowls 145k PLUS
Anyway, I'm not meaning to troll Milne - he's bowling pretty well and obviously I want him to do well
Mike5181
International Captain
To be fair he's not a fraud pace-wise. We know he can bowl genuinely fast.
thierry henry
International Coach
McMillan just said a ball was 142kph even though nothing came up on screen. He then went on to say that Milne was going to get faster over the next few years and that was "a good sign for New Zealand".
We're struggling when Craig McMillan's attempts at fortune-telling based on absolutely nothing are our "good signs".
We're struggling when Craig McMillan's attempts at fortune-telling based on absolutely nothing are our "good signs".
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
speed gun eats into the ROI of this series
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Was trying not to get annoyed by these comments too, but hey, turns out I'm easily annoyed
McMillan (or maybe Morrison) was also saying it's good to have a bit of pace because the rest of our attack are just 130ish. Has he been ignoring Southee and Boult recently?
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
If Milne becomes a successful bowler, it's not going to be because of raw pace, that's for sure. Amazing the difference a bit of nip either way makes.