Nadal's shot is definitely sharp.
Yep. And technically Nadal's passing shots can also be hit back over the net by people with long arms.
Look just quickly bcos this is a tennis thread and, well, you are tedious. I was seeking an answer from you! I know they are different fields to cricket: Dah. I asked why do you think an ancient scientist or general or artist would be anymore successful at meeting their challenges in adapting than would a cricketer. I'll just summarise the rest of your work and respond as briefly as poss.
You end where you began. Without telling us why some can adapt and others can't. As an aside hubris describes someone who thinks their opinion is superior to those who have played test cricket and the critics who watched them.
Borg had one asset that none of the tennis stars before or after him did: he was freakishly accurate. Almost every ball he hit was within a couple of inches of the baseline or side lines. He rarely, if ever, hit the 'bread and butter shots', aka, those that land somewhere in the middle of the court or comfortably in. In a way, he was a male Martina Hingis (who also was freakish with her targetting the extremities of the court) but even more so.
None of those men bowled consistently all day at Hobb's head and Hobbs did not face bodyliners for the simple fact that Bodyline came into existence after Hobbs had retired.
SRT has faced an entire session with over 25% of the deliveries aimed at his head. West Indies tried that in the 96 tour of India and were moderately successful, as SRT didnt score a ton- back in the day when he was scoring a ton or two every single series. Hobbs simply remains unproven against extreme pace, so does Hutton,Sutcliffe and Hammond. Therefore, they are disqualified from a scenario that involves facing men who almost certainly will try to decapitate you with the new ball.
I am not thinking my opinion is greater than those who've played cricket. Living in the Americas, you'd be surprised how many west indies greats you run into and I can say off the record that more than one West Indian cricketer who'd played against Len Hutton thought he'd die if he had to face Marshall. What you see as opinion of the learned, are actually simple PR speak to keep legacies alive, as legacies sell books and merchandise. Try off the record for change, when nothing is at stake.
Love it. Gotcha. Proven wrong with an actual example and out come all your excuses. I'm sure Borg had several assts. But serve and volley wasn't one of them was it? Should you reply explain away Agassi and Nastase too. Jack and Ted did bowl bumpers. That's why Tyldesley was hit in the face. That's why the Poms called us squealers when we complained about bodyline. Hobbs faced all the bodyliners. He had not retired before them. Lack of reading again?
