How much is optimum for a fast bowler?

[Tony Blade]

One could argue that international cricket involves a lot more pressure, strain , not to mention travel.

 

[Richard]

More travel, yes! But that's a different thing altogether.
No, it does not involve more strain on the body - pressure is a mental thing.

 

[Tony Blade]

Wont the bowler try harder, try to generate more pace or bounce? As opposed to FC games which may not be that consequential?

 

[Richard]

Which is a typical mistaken view of the game today.
First-Class cricket is never inconsequential. If you're playing at any level, you'll make a decent effort.
If someone tries harder, meanwhile, that won't neccesarily result in more injuries.

 

[Tony Blade]

Cant really comment on that since I really dont have any knowledge of FC cricket. Though, dont bowlers generally get injured more often in international cricket? Peraphs its just publicised more...

 

[Richard]

It's definately a possibility. Not that there is more publicity on the internationals, but that where 50 years ago maybe 100 cricketers made the public limelight regularly, now it's probably about 1000.
I'd say it's more a case of when an international bowler gets injured, more fuss tends to be made.
Certainly I don't perceive any difference in the number of injuries suffered.

 

[Camel56]

No, you're a far bigger problem than any lack of sense of humour.

Mate ive got a sense of humour. Its nerds like you that havnt laughed in a decade that bring the place down. You're lack of humour is troubling but im sure the shrink can sort it out.

 

[Richard]

Clearly you can read far worse than the many of us you've accused of being unable to read.
Either that or you don't really understand the English language, because I quite clearly stated any lack of sense of humour, which quite clearly means there is no lack of sense of humour. Even if there was a lack of it, there are far bigger problems: namely you and your mates who are doing your best to spam this place to pieces.
Interesting, again, that you believe your knowledge extends to things you have no clue about (this time being when the last time I laughed was).

 

[Richard]

Mate ive got a sense of humour. Its nerds like you that havnt laughed in a decade that bring the place down. You're lack of humour is troubling but im sure the shrink can sort it out.

And for someone who has the nerve to comment on someone using a word he thought was inappropriate (he didn't, because he misread it), your lack of knowledge on basic grammatical stuff like the fact that there is no sense in the phrase "you are lack of humour is troubling" is rather comical.

 

[Son Of Coco]

More travel, yes! But that's a different thing altogether.
No, it does not involve more strain on the body - pressure is a mental thing.

Don't you think that playing more leads to more wear and tear on the body?

 

[Richard]

Yes, of course it does - but players of today in fact play far less than players of the 50s and 60s.

 

[Camel56]

You make little sense im afraid Richo.
BTW you should probably look up the meaning of spam before you use it in a clearly wrong sense. Spam is unsolicited advertising material on the internet or an alternative to ham. I dont believe i have been advertising anything on here.
Plod plod you go you plodder!

 

[Camel56]

The only players who play less now than in the 50s and 60s are English county players as far as i know. Certainly the Australian domestic competition is almost the same as it was then and international cricket has increased its schedule greatly.

 

[Richard]

Go on overusing your overused phrases you three-or-four-trick pony.
Spam may mean that by dictionary but it's also taken to mean wasting bandwidth by posting stuff which contributes nothing to a forum.
Something you and your mate have done a fair bit of.

 

[Camel56]

No im sorry but it doesnt mean that at all. If you want to go on thinking it does though, thats fine by me.

 

[Richard]

So ask James and Andre if they'd consider repeated nonsensical stuff being posted the spamming of their forums.
My bet is they'd do so, and probably that they'd prefer it to stop.

 

[Camel56]

Sorry but it still isnt spam. Like i said, if you have a problem its pretty simple to put me on ignore. You should be able to do that as you like simple things.

 

[Richard]

Yep - but I don't like the ignore lists, they're for babies.

 

[Camel56]

lol theyre for babies? lol thats about the most childish statement ive heard for a while. Pot calling the kettle black there i would have thought.

 

[spofta]

Mate the point i was making was that cricket is more serious for Indian people than Auz and NZ... you can tell just from the fanatical fans. I don't actually think that racism has anything to do with it and i can see how it can be perceived in that way but in no way am i trying to make a racist view and i apoligise to anyone who is offended by my comments but i still stick by them.. a defeat is taken more lightly by aussies and NZers than that for an indian team imo... its just an opinion nothing more than that and i think that's what you have to remember

Richard rash is a racists always has been and always will be.
The problem with NZ sport is that we are told very young that coming second is OK. its not you come 2nd your a loser. you dont go to the olympics with a dream of getting your personal best time but to be the best. We wonder why Aussie is soo F%$#ing good.