***Official*** Australia in the West Indies 2012

[BoyBrumby]

I'm not too sure if it's an aberration that can be consciously corrected. But I am willing to be educated further on this issue that I admittedly know very little about.

One would hope it can, or all the bowlers sent for "remedial action" after failing their UWA exam are pissing in the wind.

 

[Cabinet96]

As I mentioned in the IPL thread re Samuels, I seriously doubt whether people "try" to chuck

IMO, it's their natural action and, what's more, harder to do than bowl legally

Anyway, he looks decidedly dodgy and will probably get worse with tiredness

Agree with this. In fact I'm not sure coaches do enough to stop people chucking at a young age. I've played a few county games at Junior level and there's a high number of people with very suspect actions. If no one does anything about it when the bowlers are young, they repeat it thousands of times and it must become so hard to change.

 

[social]

Agree with this. In fact I'm not sure coaches do enough to stop people chucking at a young age. I've played a few county games at Junior level and there's a high number of people with very suspect actions. If no one does anything about it when the bowlers are young, they repeat it thousands of times and it must become so hard to change.

It's hard as the world record holder looks dodgy but was apparently legal so who is a dad controlling practice at under 14s to say that little Johnny chucks?

 

[BoyBrumby]

As I mentioned in the IPL thread re Samuels, I seriously doubt whether people "try" to chuck

IMO, it's their natural action and, what's more, harder to do than bowl legally

Anyway, he looks decidedly dodgy and will probably get worse with tiredness

I think some are natural throwers, but some definitely have adopted a more chucky style after Murali (perhaps unwittingly) opened the floodgates. Botha the prime example. As one understands he was initially an innocuous medium pacer until he decide to give offies a throw go.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Shocker of a review, tbh. Always sliding down.

 

[social]

I think some are natural throwers, but some definitely have adopted a more chucky style after Murali (perhaps unwittingly) opened the floodgates. Botha the prime example. As one understands he was initially an innocuous medium pacer until he decide to give offies a throw go.

There's a well known story emanating from an international under-age tourney a few years ago where an internationally recognised coach (not Australian btw) came away in despair at the spinners' actions

Can't blame the kids for copying their heroes

 

[Cabinet96]

It's hard as the world record holder looks dodgy but was apparently legal so who is a dad controlling practice at under 14s to say that little Johnny chucks?

Yeah can relate. My dad runs my junior team, resulting in umpiring sometimes, and we've encountered some dubious actions a few times. Nothing we can do really.

I think some are natural throwers, but some definitely have adopted a more chucky style after Murali (perhaps unwittingly) opened the floodgates. Botha the prime example. As one understands he was initially an innocuous medium pacer until he decide to give offies a throw go.

Tbf to Botha, his action is much improved IMO. Check this out: Damien Martyn 96 (56) v South Africa, T20 2006 - YouTube

 

[social]

Without trying to put the hex on Watto, this is exactly the situation where he needs to man up

Well set, big advantage in batting first, early wickets and long tail

 

[smash84]

this seems headed for an Aussie win from day 1

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Impact outside off? This is one case where it looks plumb to the eye, but the HawkEye says otherwise. I know which one I'd trust!

 

[grecian]

Impact outside off? This is one case where it looks plumb to the eye, but the HawkEye says otherwise. I know which one I'd trust!

I think Hawkeye was spot on, poor umpiring.

Watto doing what Watto does

 

[MW1304]

WATTO

Should have started sweeps as to what number he'd get out on in the 50s.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Good old Watto. You could set your watch to him getting out and West Indian collapses.

 

[social]

Reckon this test is at long odds to make it into the 5th day

 

[Jarquis]

WATTO

Should have started sweeps as to what number he'd get out on in the 50s.

I actually typed out a post earlier of

0-49
50
51
52
53
etc
60+

and then my browser crashed under sheer weight of cricketarchive tabs.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Watto doing what Watto does

Caught close-in pushing at the off-spinner. Who would have thought?

 

[Cabinet96]

Well, at least he wasn't LBW.

 

[NUFAN]

I went to sleep at lunch, glad about that given the slowness of the day.

How bad were the Indian bowlers to allow Ponting to score big against them. He's back to his poor scores and from the handful of deliveries he faced before lunch, Ponting seemed to be back to his old habits of not being balanced correctly. I was hoping that he would rectify things after lunch, but no.

 

[Burgey]

Don't know what to make of that day. It looks substandard from our POV but no one seemed in on the wicket.

If they jag 300 I suspect they might be happy with that.

 

[uvelocity]

wow 2 spinners