***Official*** Big Bash League

[Jayzamann]

Coopzzz ya buck toothed wunder.

 

[Spikey]

aka Muirhead is a young leg spinner

 

[benchmark00]

Bowls like MacGill. Toss 'em up and get catches on the fence

I will end you.

 

[Spikey]

Safe to say Thomas isn't in Drew's team...

That whole 'taking the throw in front of v behind the stumps' thing gets covered here (Matt Prior's wicketkeeping masterclass | Sky Sports | Video | Cricket). I'm with Prior and French

 

[howardj]

Yates >>>> Nicholas

 

[benchmark00]

Safe to say Thomas isn't in Drew's team...

That whole 'taking the throw in front of v behind the stumps' thing gets covered here (Matt Prior's wicketkeeping masterclass | Sky Sports | Video | Cricket). I'm with Prior and French

cbf watching that video, but which way does Prior advocate?

 

[uvelocity]

Yates >>>> Nicholas

turd from a sick dog > nicholas

 

[Spikey]

cbf watching that video, but which way does Prior advocate?

Takes it in front of the stumps. Believes it's quicker to swing it onto the stumps rather than take it in the gloves, have the gloves forced back a tiny bit and have to push into the stumps


He didn't say much of that actually.
(It's about 8 minutes in)

 

[Hurricane]

aka Muirhead is a young leg spinner

I am not sure if 20 20 is a good way for him to be introduced to top flight cricket. With the right coaching it will work out well I hope.

 

[benchmark00]

Takes it in front of the stumps. Believes it's quicker to swing it onto the stumps rather than take it in the gloves, have the gloves forced back a tiny bit and have to push into the stumps


He didn't say much of that actually.
(It's about 8 minutes in)

Nah, ridiculously stupid. Doesn't make sense in theory and doesn't work in practice.

If I ever overheard a coach teach a young keeper to do that I would run over his dog.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Crosthwaite did it really well, having the gloves going sideways as he took the ball next to the stumps.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Nah, ridiculously stupid. Doesn't make sense in theory and doesn't work in practice.

If I ever overheard a coach teach a young keeper to do that I would run over his dog.

The issue for mine is that it takes the direct hit out of it. Pretty sure that, in the main, if the ball isn't hitting the stumps then it is quicker; England cricket did some testing with it IIRC.

 

[Spikey]

Nah, ridiculously stupid. Doesn't make sense in theory and doesn't work in practice.

If I ever overheard a coach teach a young keeper to do that I would run over his dog.

could just run over Bruce French again tbh

But yeah the direct thing gets covered in there too

 

[howardj]

For an outfield, weakish throw it makes sense

 

[benchmark00]

The issue for mine is that it takes the direct hit out of it. Pretty sure that, in the main, if the ball isn't hitting the stumps then it is quicker; England cricket did some testing with it IIRC.

But it's a flawed theory in two parts.

1) As you say it takes out the direct hit, and that's the main part, but also;

2) As a keeper, your goal is to minimise the time the ball is in your gloves whilst re-directing/guiding the ball, because that's when most of the speed is taken off it. Most balls will go to the side of the stumps, not directly over, so you should have you body behind the stumps and your gloves to the side and then move them back. That way it will result in the least amount of time the ball will be in the gloves.

Was one of the things I discussed with Steve Rixon a few years back when Nixon was out here doing it. Only thing Rixon was good for itbt.

 

[howardj]

My God, who is that?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Weird little interview with Mitch Johnson here.

 

[Spikey]

Mitch Johnson? Never heard of him

 

[Nate]

Top game, even with the rain. So glad I don't support the dirty Thunder.

Hooked up with Yatesy, just quietly.

 

[benchmark00]

The Strikers could really do with Mitchell Johnson bowling out there for the Scorchers.