*Official* Big Bash League 2018-19

[Hicheal Michael]

Bancroft mic'd up next game?

 

[ajdude]

The only time I’ve seen Siddle hit the mid 140s has been at this BBL.

did you miss the 2011/12 international summer where siddle hilfenhaus and patto were bowling '150s' every match?

 

[Gnske]

The only time I’ve seen Siddle hit the mid 140s has been at this BBL.

I recall him hitting the very low 140s during one of his test comebacks since 2014. Was impressed.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah Siddle actually had a period where he could really crank it up to the mid 140s. I remember him bowling an awesome spell even slightly quicker than that to Neil McKenzie in a Test - - in his prime he was properly sharp.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't be sceptical of his getting readings like that in 2018 though, of course. I've been convinced they just crank up the BBL readings for a couple of seasons, even after initially writing off my suspicions as "well bowlers can bowl quicker knowing they only have to bowl four." It's definitely not just that.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Siddle certainly could get it 140+ in the early days, was fairly sharp around the hat trick on his birthday iirc

 

[Tom Flint]

How many more games is root due to play if selected

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah Siddle actually had a period where he could really crank it up to the mid 140s. I remember him bowling an awesome spell even slightly quicker than that to Neil McKenzie in a Test - - in his prime he was properly sharp.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't be sceptical of his getting readings like that in 2018 though, of course. I've been convinced they just crank up the BBL readings for a couple of seasons, even after initially writing off my suspicions as "well bowlers can bowl quicker knowing they only have to bowl four." It's definitely not just that.

I'm pretty confident of this now actually. At first I thought I was being paranoid but it's ridiculous how fast some of these readings are coming back as, and they really don't look that fast. It would be a questionable marketing tactic but I guess it's not against any rules.

 

[_Ed_]

But it could get interesting if a genuine 150+ bowler starts creeping into record-breaking territory up over 160.

 

[FBU]

How many more games is root due to play if selected

7 matches for both Buttler and Root. Played 4 so far.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

The thing with Shinwari is that most of his deliveries were around the 134-137 mark, which seems about right, then one just randomly clocked 150. Definitely have my doubts about that

 

[TheJediBrah]

It goes to show how unreliable speed readings are, even now, and why you should take "record speeds" with a grain of salt

 

[Gnske]

But it could get interesting if a genuine 150+ bowler starts creeping into record-breaking territory up over 160.

The Starc 161 ball still has my skepticism thanks to this gobbilty gook.

 

[the big bambino]

They don’t need to fake the express bowlers like Stanlake as they have the speed already. BBL is all about hype and wow and did you see that. That includes people reacting to the speed gun. Nothing too interesting if you have guys bowling 130s. No woot woots in that.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The Starc 161 ball still has my skepticism thanks to this gobbilty gook.

I never took that one seriously

 

[mr_mister]

They don’t need to fake the express bowlers like Stanlake as they have the speed already. BBL is all about hype and wow and did you see that. That includes people reacting to the speed gun. Nothing too interesting if you have guys bowling 130s. No woot woots in that.

Im not sure if people are accusing them of intentionally faking speeds more that the speed measurement devices are unreliable

 

[TheJediBrah]

Im not sure if people are accusing them of intentionally faking speeds more that the speed measurement devices are unreliable

The more I think about it the more silly it sounds to suggest that they are intentionally faking speeds. It's a fun conspiracy theory though.

 

[Spark]

you don't need to go to silly lengths to explain consistently dubious readings. it's just a calibration thing.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Think Occam's Razor applies here, why assume conspiracy when mere incompetence would be a logical explanation

 

[the big bambino]

Ha no conspiracy theory. Just product marketing. I mean the comms go on about speeds in bbl more so than tests. Anyway it could be a calibration thing but surely they’d check before each game right? And why aren’t the expresses overstating their speeds? Enough questions to wonder if it’s deliberate.

 

[Starfighter]

I must say that when Archer was supposedly bowling '150' a few nights a go he looked like he was bowling 135. The ball was looping through the air.