4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

[Starfighter]

Is there any merit in bowling full and at the stumps any more?

I like to think so, but a lot of teams' brains' trusts apparently beg to differ.


Edit: not if you're referring specifically to Smith. Just hammer away on a length outside off and don't feed his leg side shots.

 

[Compton]

Is there any merit in bowling full and at the stumps any more?

Depends how fast you’re doing it.

 

[social]

To add to that previous post, just not sure how we’re actually getting Smith out, seems like we’re content to sit in and keep our fingers crossed he makes a mistake.

Doesn’t at this stage seem a plan we’re confident enough in to persist with for any great length of time.

Agreed

They’re over complicating things & don’t seem to stick to a plan

 

[Spikey]

cummins, lyon and pattinson all didn't have 5fers in first cricket when picked iirc (pattinson had one in List A), and haze should have debuted before he had one too

 

[80W53R]

Presumably it would come as something of a surprise to the batsman and they may not know how to deal with it, maybe expecting a Yorker, they will get out. It's worth a try I think.

 

[social]

Just stick to around off stump on a good length

It works with 99% of batsmen

 

[Daemon]

You’re all talking about who made these great prognostications when I was the only bloke who said Australia would get a big first Innings lead last week and gave multi-paragraph reasons for it, all of which were bang on.

And here you all are saying “I thought X was less shot than everyone else thought.” Whoop Dee doo

You also said Australia would win 5-0 tbf

 

[Starfighter]

Bowling there is a pretty good strategy.

 

[mackembhoy]

Only mistakes he will make all day I reckon

 

[Starfighter]

First over, first hold up of the day...

 

[Spark]

Hahaha it's the Sky broadcast van too

 

[80W53R]

Just stick to around off stump on a good length

It works with 99% of batsmen

This is true. But the lack of imagination by the bowling attack could maybe benefit from a traditional approach. If by this you mean Mr Smith being the other 1%

 

[mackembhoy]

Sky van blinding smith would have been the trollest dismissal ever.

 

[Daemon]

Smith must be loving how every English quick now thinks 80mph bouncers will clock him. Cute.

 

[Spikey]

bloody hell that shot

 

[TheJediBrah]

**** me that is class. Steve Waugh backfoot cover drive

 

[TheJediBrah]

dropped catch!

I know they're never easy but that really should have been caught

Smith looks off this morning

 

[duffer]

That shot was pure genius.

Edit: heh, dropped and almost plays on to follow

 

[Groundking]

Ffs

 

[80W53R]

It's funny to think that folk believe that a bit of left arm spin will beat Steve, he'll fill his boots surely.