subshakerz
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I mean, it doesn't really matter if he is averaging 19...He will be aware that @subshakerz will downgrade him because he doesn’t have a 10fer which is a greater consideration
I mean, it doesn't really matter if he is averaging 19...He will be aware that @subshakerz will downgrade him because he doesn’t have a 10fer which is a greater consideration
How closely did you follow Ashes 10/11?I'm not watching anymore BGT because I'll be busy... It has nothing to do with how angry I am that Australia's batting, bowling and fielding is ****.
How does Australia get bowled out for 104, India then make 6/487 and Australia then go 3/12. This has to be the biggest humiliation I have ever seen in all my years of watching cricket
Now watch Australia name the same XI for next Test as they're all undroppable
Not really bothered about not having a 10 wicket match haul but his best innings figures is a 6 fer correct? Think you atleast need a 7 wicket haul if not a juicy 8 fer. All the top tier ATGs have 7 fers or betterI mean, it doesn't really matter if he is averaging 19...
This is stupid. 2 week break before 2nd test. Best thing is to treat this as a one off test and the next 4 as a 4 test seriesIMO after another wicket, maybe two at most, Bumrah should not bowl himself much at all. Save his legs for a long series and give the other quicks and Sundar some game time to get them some rhythm and confidence in the middle. cause they’ll be rotated through the series.
Yes. But that's at his favourite MCG.This is stupid. 2 week break before 2nd test. Best thing is to treat this as a one off test and the next 4 as a 4 test series
He can maybe rest for the 4th test if needed
Warner is 100% the sort of guy who would revel in Australia losing once he's gone
Dude it’s a fast bowler. Last thing you want is injury in garbage time. Protect him when you can. I don’t know what purpose this would possibly serve. Get them out for a hundred fewer? Who gives a crap?This is stupid. 2 week break before 2nd test. Best thing is to treat this as a one off test and the next 4 as a 4 test series
He can maybe rest for the 4th test if needed
Part of what makes him great is that he wants the ball at all times. Good luck getting it off him when there's a maiden 10-for at stake. So I guess the answer is he gives a crap, and he is your talisman, so you let him rip in until the job is done.Dude it’s a fast bowler. Last thing you want is injury in garbage time. Protect him when you can. I don’t know what purpose this would possibly serve. Get them out for a hundred fewer? Who gives a crap?
I kind of disagree re. modern sports science. That we have 34/33 yr. old Starc and Hazlewood bowling in 2024 really vindicates the way they were handled with such delicacy earlier in their career IMO.Part of what makes him great is that he wants the ball at all times. Good luck getting it off him when there's a maiden 10-for at stake. So I guess the answer is he gives a crap, and he is your talisman, so you let him rip in until the job is done.
I listened to Brett Lee on a podcast yesterday, talking about the importance of letting fast bowlers bowl to get and stay fit, having them attuned to their body and what is uncomfortable v time to back off when their body is truly going wrong...it was a hell of a good listen and a slap for sport science/management. No one can say that these over analysed modern approaches to the management of pacemen have worked - in fact, there's probably evidence to the contrary.
But the premise of your example would say that they wouldn't be around if they weren't handled with delicacy? Plenty of guys were bowling at 33-34 in previous eras.I kind of disagree re. modern sports science. That we have 34/33 yr. old Starc and Hazlewood bowling in 2024 really vindicates the way they were handled with such delicacy earlier in their career IMO.
I think it's fair to say it's unusual to have been able to have three such durable fast bowlers for as long as we have had now. More generally we are living in an era where fast bowlers are having pretty long careers.But the premise of your example would say that they wouldn't be around if they weren't handled with delicacy? Plenty of guys were bowling at 33-34 in previous eras.
Wrapping fast bowlers up in cotton wool doesn't work , it's all muscle memory , when you are comfortable bowling a load of overs your body will adapt to the demands within reason , can't run a marathon if you only do 800m sprints and call it a day. You've got to know what miles on the clock feels like to truly be reliable for your team.I kind of disagree re. modern sports science. That we have 34/33 yr. old Starc and Hazlewood bowling in 2024 really vindicates the way they were handled with such delicacy earlier in their career IMO.
The difference then was they’d play a test then have 2-3 weeks off before the next one. There weren’t back to back tests like there are now, or as many tours. Ashes tours to England, for example, used to run from May to AugustBut the premise of your example would say that they wouldn't be around if they weren't handled with delicacy? Plenty of guys were bowling at 33-34 in previous eras.
He needs to make a 9 first and we can then compare his 9 to robsMcSweeney is the new Quiney