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*Official* First Test at The Gabba

Burgey

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It may have something to do with his front arm, it drops pretty early. I'm not entirely sure though.
Honestly, if I could bowl really fast, I think I'd pitch about one ball a spell up. Just bang everything into the ribs/ throat/ head. **** it would be great fun.

Unproductive but fun.
 

Son Of Coco

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Honestly, if I could bowl really fast, I think I'd pitch about one ball a spell up. Just bang everything into the ribs/ throat/ head. **** it would be great fun.

Unproductive but fun.
Haha, yeah it'd be hard not to, especially if it's getting results. There's nothing better than hitting a batsman with a short ball, especially if it was planned well in advance.
 

Burgey

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The other thing is, no one enjoys facing it. Some blokes play it well, but it's a mad rush.
 

Son Of Coco

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The other thing is, no one enjoys facing it. Some blokes play it well, but it's a mad rush.
Short, quick and jagging around is a nightmare. I reckon there's always a brief loss of bodily function when facing short-pitched bowling, regardless of the batsman. I always used to duck, and I still **** myself. This may have also had something to do with the fact I was a ****house bat.
 

Son Of Coco

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I have the day off. Might spend it doing laps of the Gabba seeing if I can run Mark Nicholas over when he ducks out for a coffee.
 

hendrix

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Why do you say that? England weren't bowling THAT well and the pitch was fairly good to bat on. A partnership was inevitable.
yeah and what little movement there was in the pitch completely died once the ball was older than 30 overs. A lower order resistance was to be expected - although not quite to the level that Johnson and Haddin produced.
 

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