Cataloguing all Zing Bail fails

[aussie tragic]

Bumrah to Warner, no run,*Warner drags it back onto the stumps, but the bails refuse to budge. Clatters into the base of leg stump via a deflection off the boot, but the bails stay put.

 

[Daemon]

Good that this happened against India. Now it'll force some change.

 

[cnerd123]

Yea you know this is getting ridiculous when Star Sports has a compilation of zing bail fails prepared for the next time it happens.

 

[Second Spitter]

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[OverratedSanity]

Has to be the depth of the groove that's causing this imo. Does anyone have any info on if its deeper for the zing bails?

 

[Groundking]

This is beyond a joke now tbh

 

[Burgey]

Last night’s cost Australia a record run chase ffs.

 

[Starfighter]

Has to be the depth of the groove that's causing this imo. Does anyone have any info on if its deeper for the zing bails?

I wonder if the shape is slightly different or the fit is closer?

 

[Howe_zat]

It might be the plastic the stumps are made of absorbing impacts.

I’ve used heavy bails before to stop them being blown off in the wind, and even with eighth division bowlers they will still go down easily.

 

[Starfighter]

It might be the plastic the stumps are made of absorbing impacts.

I’ve used heavy bails before to stop them being blown off in the wind, and even with eighth division bowlers they will still go down easily.

Are the whole stumps made of plastic? Somehow I was under the impression that it was only the tips, but I don't actually know.

 

[Athlai]

It's like they made umpire's call be not out for real life too.

 

[a massive zebra]

Could just be confirmation bias

Do we have any stats about bail dislodgability pre and post zing?

This is happening every other match or so. I don't have any stats but based on observation it clearly isn't confirmation bias.

 

[trundler]

This is happening every other match or so. I don't have any stats but based on observation it clearly isn't confirmation bias.

I'll agree but you wouldn't want to rely solely on observation if confirmation bias is allegedly at play.

 

[ankitj]

I'll agree but you wouldn't want to rely solely on observation if confirmation bias is allegedly at play.

A very theoretical point. You know as someone who has watched cricket that this didn't used to happen anywhere near as much.

 

[trundler]

I can only recall one incidence of that happening in an international match. It was a test between West Indies and Pakistan. Sammy bowled one that hit top of off but didn't dislodge the bail. Can't remember the series.

5 times in a couple of weeks definitely worse tho.

 

[vcs]

You can have a cluster of low-probability events in a short span of time. I am not sure we have enough data to say that there's something wrong with the bails.

 

[TNT]

You can have a cluster of low-probability events in a short span of time. I am not sure we have enough data to say that there's something wrong with the bails.

Agree with this, witnessed it many times playing and watching and to be honest I would have been more surprised if the bails had fallen off on the Warner one.

 

[cnerd123]

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/zin...ZcsOKoRjveRMjUHqfNAaBfyn04mYaqAQMrb1bybG6EGCo

 

[Spikey]

Big Bash League at Carrara, Jan 1 2020
Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat
16.5
Kelly to Zahir Khan, 1 run, the bails don't come off! Was a yorker at the leg stump, Zahir gave himself some room, got his bat on it but the ball rolls on to the stump off the pads. Stubborn bails light up but don't budge

https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1212328928271929352

 

[Spikey]

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