And that's what I still say of Sidebottom against anything other than rubbish batting lineups, tbh. He's still better than picking Plunkett (at this stage of his career) or Mahmood though, so he'll stay. A good bowler who throws off the balance slightly will generally be better than a dire bowler picked to balance the side. Lewis > Sidebottom IMHO, but it really doesn't mean either of them are test standard in the role that they'll play.
That's the thing, though - they're both bowlers who can be accurate, but they can also be horribly wayward. We've seen that plenty of times from both of them. Neither have height on their side, so their lengths need to be spot-on. Sometimes, they are. But sometimes, they're not, and so they go for a few.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I are you sure that Lewis and Sidebottom can be "horribly wayward". Sidebottom showed nothing of the sort in the WI series and I thought that Lewis was renowned for his nagging line and length.
Sidebottom did indeed bowl a few really dire spells - they just went un-noticed due to the West Indies pathetic batting and the fact that Harmison and Plunkett were playing. I've seen Lewis lose the plot in ODIs too, although rarely with the new ball.
Anyone who was at Old Trafford on 17th August 1999 will tell you that Sidebottom can bowl wides with the worst of 'em.
Lewis is renowned for such a thing, but like quite a few stereotypes it's not entirely true. Lewis can bowl accurately, very much so, but can also lose it. I've seen plenty of Gloucs games where he's gone around the park.
Tall bowlers get more bounce out of the surface, so they are more unpredictable and harder to dominate on the front foot Hayden-style. For someone shorter, like Lewis, it's different - if they overpitch they are driving meat and if they drop short it sits up and it's fill-your-boots on the cut or pull.I don't think I understand this height and "margain for error" thing?.
I haven't been that regular around here recently and all these acronyms are really starting to confuse me. What is AWTA?
hahaha.... u actually did that?
thanks. it's really turning out to be hard to keep up with all these acronyms that just seem to pop up from nowhere.......
Sorry about that. Once you see it enough, it just starts slipping into your posts.thanks. it's really turning out to be hard to keep up with all these acronyms that just seem to pop up from nowhere.......
no probs. I am the one who should be up-to-date.
He wrote it. Theoretically, he could just retype the exact same thing here, as it was his work and his ideas to begin with. Whether he copy/pastes it or not shouldn't be relevant IMO.
Yea they're a bit pointless really, I mean why can't people type stuff out properly ffs...thanks. it's really turning out to be hard to keep up with all these acronyms that just seem to pop up from nowhere.......
