wellAlbidarned
International Coach
that's kind of it though - what we've seen from him in this tour is pretty much all he's got to give on pitches which haven't been mown by Daisy. His head is already scraping the ceiling.
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**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015
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Flem274*
123/5
Bracewell is a completely different bowler now.
He's responded to his team enforced role change by trying to bang it in in good areas dead straight. It's working, and if he had some mates on this tour (like Boult) he'd have picked up much cheaper figures with more poles. He's given up on being a strike bowler for the good of the team by the looks of it, and is being the faithful pressure builder alongside the two glamours.
wrong to call him a myth. he's doing what he's told, not his fault the two ND boys and Craig have decided to flake.
He's responded to his team enforced role change by trying to bang it in in good areas dead straight. It's working, and if he had some mates on this tour (like Boult) he'd have picked up much cheaper figures with more poles. He's given up on being a strike bowler for the good of the team by the looks of it, and is being the faithful pressure builder alongside the two glamours.
wrong to call him a myth. he's doing what he's told, not his fault the two ND boys and Craig have decided to flake.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
He is starting to get some shape too, just a hint of it unfortunately as opposed to Southee levels of swing. On another forum I am on people quote themselves when they are correct and crow about their punditry skills, I won't sink to that level - but will give myself a plug for pointing out I noted his new cerebral bowling a couple of months ago. He is a new man and has done something of an Ishant Sharma, (based on Ishant's last tour to Aus), both bowlers had the epiphany that you can pressure a batsman out with consistent bowling rather than looking for corkers every two deliveries.
If the series was in New Zealand right now rather than Aus he would be getting 3-4 wickets a match as he would be able to nibble it around off the seam.
IMHO Bracewell was very impressive in recent ODI tour of SA, good line and length in the 3rd seamer role.
Flem274*
123/5
yeah his pace at the WACA was fine. it's landing six in a row in the right areas for longer than the one spell all match where he did that.
if he keeps bowling this way he won't take any wickets at home either even with the swing and a bit more sideways movement in the pitches on days one and two.
actually dunedin has first test of the summer so it's going to be a slow low turgid draw.
if he keeps bowling this way he won't take any wickets at home either even with the swing and a bit more sideways movement in the pitches on days one and two.
actually dunedin has first test of the summer so it's going to be a slow low turgid draw.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
I have said this many times, but I don't take my own advice - I need to stick to commenting on batting as I end up at opposing views whenever I post on bowling.
Based on my humble observations - his pace grew from day 1 in that test. As he got pacier he got more effective. When he was around 131-132 he was child's play. When he even got just 3-4ks quicker he started to trouble people.
Yes his accuracy has been poor.
Feel free to ignore my views on bowling - I am happy to have disparate views from all and sundry on that topic.
Based on my humble observations - his pace grew from day 1 in that test. As he got pacier he got more effective. When he was around 131-132 he was child's play. When he even got just 3-4ks quicker he started to trouble people.
Yes his accuracy has been poor.
Feel free to ignore my views on bowling - I am happy to have disparate views from all and sundry on that topic.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Boult's pace has definitely been down IMO. I think it's more a symptom of something deeper that's also causing issues with his accuracy and seam presentation, which have probably been bigger problems, but he's definitely been down on pace anyway.
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
To be fair, Boult looks exactly like a guy coming back from what could potentially have been a career-ending injury should look like. Assuming he doesn't get injured again, I predict he'll keep getting better all season.
Riggins
International Captain
rvd seems like the kind of guy who would go to the Adelaide test and watch the cricket. The sick ****.
Riggins
International Captain
I can't remember if I've made this point to you guys already, but I'm just gonna say it anyway. I think it's interesting and instructive how after the Prince, all the rhetoric was about player safety etc. We now have a situation where players are saying they can't see the pink ball, starc bowled (allegedly) 160 last week, and the consensus is that the players have to just deal with it and not stand in the way of progress.
NUFAN
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Yeah, I've thought and said the same thing. Also the first day of the Pink ball Test is exactly one year on from Hughes's death.
Plebs. Very much plebs.
What are the stadium beers like over there? Might have to hit the pubs before play if its as bad as the SCG non-members.
Top_Cat
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Feeling that with time people have seen it for the freak accident it was. I was under the impression that not sighting the ball was more an issue for the fielders than the batters. That said, I thought quite a few of the wickets I saw with Starc at Adelaide were the product of not seeing the ball well. I dunno, you're closer, thoughts?