*Official* First Test at Lord's

[Noble One]

I've always wondered why bowlers seem to completely forget the yorker in Test matches, tbh.

Same issue in ODI's.

The margin for error when bowling yorkers is so high, but surely it's worth the risk if you have the batsmen playing comfortably from the crease.

 

[Spark]

Sharma's pitch map A lot of people have talked about his length, but his line was pretty unedifying as well.

 

[Jacknife]

Exactly. Any sort of swinging yorker can have KP in trouble.

KP's meeting the ball 3 meters or so down the pitch, so it would be hard to get one past him.

 

[hazsa19]

Same issue in ODI's.

The margin for error when bowling yorkers is so high, but surely it's worth the risk if you have the batsmen playing comfortably from the crease.

Well yes, they may be trying a yorker when KP whips a half volley off his legs for 4. Then everyone moans because they can't hit a good length. But that's Test Cricket.

 

[Spark]

Wow at that slip cordon comparison. And even England's cordon is a tad packed for my liking.

 

[superkingdave]

Harby on early, should be interesting. Lots of bowling for him today

 

[Cevno]

KP's meeting the ball 3 meters or so down the pitch, so it would be hard to get one past him.

So the yorker for him would be shorter too.He is moving accross so can be in trouble with a low full toss on leg too.

 

[Furball]

Haha, but I don't remember it being quite this extreme. Seems to be working now though.

One of the Tests in 2008 against South Africa he spent an entire session relentlessly flicking everything through midwicket.

 

[hazsa19]

I love it if some of these not-outs were shown plumb on hawk-eye.

 

[vcs]

That looked a good shout.

 

[vcs]

One of the Tests in 2008 against South Africa he spent an entire session relentlessly flicking everything through midwicket.

He was sublime form in that series.

 

[Jacknife]

Hit him outside and going over.

 

[Uppercut]

So the yorker for him would be shorter too.He is moving accross so can be in trouble with a low full toss on leg too.

It narrows the angle though. When he's that far down the pitch, a ball that's hitting leg stump arrives on his pads even when he's standing a foot outside off.

 

[vcs]

A forward short leg would probably discourage Pietersen from flicking everything to the onside, because he's getting quite a few inside-edges on to his pads.

 

[Spark]

Well bowled. Came down the slope?

 

[Cevno]

Pk!!!

 

[Jacknife]

Thought that was missing leg.
Ohh just clipping leg.

 

[Rush]

Wicket for the dobber.

 

[nsniks]

Trott out, against the run of the play

 

[Uppercut]

That's so crucial for India.