SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
Great start for England. Lets hope when i wake up i find we pushed on and bowled them out for under 150. But knowing England they'll scrap to half decent 250 or so 
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***Official*** England in Sri Lanka
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
One might say you need to stop giving Prior the chances.Execellent stuff from Hoggard, and why the hell is prior catching everything today,give us a chance man!
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Nah, to describe Hoggard as slower than fast-medium would be inaccurate.
In any case, dunno who it was that said 90mph pace through the air was a prerequistite for subcontinental success.
It's always been swing that's the key - more often reverse than conventional, but this has been an excellent ball which has really swung conventionally from the 4th delivery onwards.The stereotype generally tends to be that the pitches negate seam-reliant bowlers, and are an absolute graveyard for those 90mph merchants due to the heat.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Have thought that for most of the last 3 years TBH.
He might get dropped sometime in the near future, but he'll be back.
Indeed. I don't think the bloke has a fan in the world. I imagine his own mother would scramble for the remote control as he strides out to the wicket.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Yes.
Yes, thankfully. He's not too bad, certainly looks pretty plucky today. I still have a question mark of his place in the team, particularly with Kaushal Silva coming on the way he is.
Prince EWS
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Yeah, he's always looked very competent at the crease to me - he just isn't there for that long..
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Think the shot after that ball I made that comment on (beautiful cover-drive off Sidebottom) explains why really - was a shorter ball, never there for the repeat shot, but he still aimed it again. Swished and missed this time, but could easily have nicked it and presumably will have done many times.
Dissector
International Debutant
I would say that fast-medium means around 85- 87 mph while Hoggard seems to be in the low 80's.
As for pace in the air, that is something that Imran often stresses. It does make sense in that obviously a fast, full ball is much less affected by a slow pitch. Shoaib is a good example of a bowler who uses pace, changes in pace along with reverse swing to get wickets on dead pitches.
As for pace in the air, that is something that Imran often stresses. It does make sense in that obviously a fast, full ball is much less affected by a slow pitch. Shoaib is a good example of a bowler who uses pace, changes in pace along with reverse swing to get wickets on dead pitches.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Hmm, nah, would say 85+ is "fast" myself TBH, 80-85 would be fast-medium, 75-80 medium-fast. No way to put exact measures on what paces someone's bowling, though, as these things aren't the same every ball.
Yeah, naturally. But bowling full is no use unless you swing it, even if you do bowl at 92mph.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Can the two wicketkeepers make it to Tea?
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Doubt it TBH, but you never know.
A few close-ish shaves in the session so far already. One top-edged sweep just out of reach of Vaughan at square-leg, a couple of edges that have fallen short of fielders \ just missed the stumps. Can't shake the feeling that one might go to hand before all that long, and Hoggard back on now too.
But they've gone well so far. Don't think I'd ever tire of Sangakkara, and as I said earlier, this Pras Jayawardene is a pretty damn attractive batsman too.
A few close-ish shaves in the session so far already. One top-edged sweep just out of reach of Vaughan at square-leg, a couple of edges that have fallen short of fielders \ just missed the stumps. Can't shake the feeling that one might go to hand before all that long, and Hoggard back on now too.
But they've gone well so far. Don't think I'd ever tire of Sangakkara, and as I said earlier, this Pras Jayawardene is a pretty damn attractive batsman too.
