***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

[Contra]

10 tests could have been 60 - Slats lol

 

[Neil Pickup]

"10 Tests could have been 60 Tests for Shaun Marsh if he hadn't been injured all the time."

Nothing to do with averaging 3 in a series then?

 

[Tangles]

Brothers ... Brothers ... Ffs Slats we get it.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

That's the weird thing about Starc though. You'll watch him sort of just floating it up then look at the speed gun and go "...really?"

that's more to do with his total lack of consistent line and length. 140kph half volleys won't ever look very troubling.

I also feel like his beautiful effortless action is somewhat of a double edged sword as batsmen seem to find him very easy to pick up out of the hand, as opposed to his evil twin in Johnson despite them being the same pace.

 

[Spark]

that's more to do with his total lack of consistent line and length. 140kph half volleys won't ever look very troubling.

Nah it's not that. If he's not swinging it he just seems to look really, really floaty. Definitely the floatiest 145kph bowler I've seen.

 

[Tangles]

Starcs action is just so pure he doesn't look like he's trying which is why the speed gun looks wrong.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nah it's not that. If he's not swinging it he just seems to look really, really floaty. Definitely the floatiest 145kph bowler I've seen.

Yeah, Johnson and Starc bowling the same line/length at same pace and Johnson just looks quicker to the eye.

 

[Cabinet96]

That's the weird thing about Starc though. You'll watch him sort of just floating it up then look at the speed gun and go "...really?"

that's more to do with his total lack of consistent line and length. 140kph half volleys won't ever look very troubling.

I think there's slightly more too it than that though. His run up and action seems really relaxed. He can bowl balls that seem quick, like that bouncer just then, but it still looks like he could probably charge in and give it a bit more.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Oh dear me Starc. Bowl a good one and then ruin if with a **** ball.

 

[Spark]

Yeah, Johnson and Starc bowling the same line/length at same pace and Johnson just looks quicker to the eye.

Johnson's action definitely has a bit to do with that, a number of batsmen have commented that even beyond his pace Johnson is particularly hard to pick up.

 

[Spark]

This is not particularly good thus far.

 

[weldone]

We'll see the real face of Indian middle order after this opening stand...When did we have a 45-run opening partnership last time?

 

[weldone]

I'm going to sleep now. It should be a decent score when I wake up.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Nah it's not that. If he's not swinging it he just seems to look really, really floaty. Definitely the floatiest 145kph bowler I've seen.

My theory for this is that his action is very easy to read out of the hand compared to a guy like johnson because of how smoothly his arm accelerates.

I think there's slightly more too it than that though. His run up and action seems really relaxed. He can bowl balls that seem quick, like that bouncer just then, but it still looks like he could probably charge in and give it a bit more.

It's likely that putting too much effort in totally throws out his rhythm, this might be his optimal level.

 

[Cabinet96]

We'll see the real face of Indian middle order after this opening stand...When did we have a 45-run opening partnership last time?

Last fifty partnership overseas was Mukund and Gambhir. Three and a half years ago.

 

[Cabinet96]

My theory for this is that his action is very easy to read out of the hand compared to a guy like johnson because of how smoothly his arm accelerates.



It's likely that putting too much effort in totally throws out his rhythm, this might be his optimal level.

Yeah, I think it's more of an illusion that he looks like he could put more into it, rather than him being able to do it like that.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think it's time to finally admit that Vijay isn't that bad.

 

[morgieb]

I think it's time to finally admit that Vijay isn't that bad.

"not terrible".

 

[viriya]

Yeah, Johnson and Starc bowling the same line/length at same pace and Johnson just looks quicker to the eye.

It's the slingy action.. same applies to Malinga even though he doesn't bowl much above 140ks now.

 

[Cabinet96]

I think it's time to finally admit that Vijay isn't that bad.

Surprise player of the last 12 months?