And all this innings I haven't seen much variations from him... especially when cook was going after him. He should have atlest flighted it more.Only seen Doherty bowl about 4 overs but he's been horrible in that time
Only when playing county cricket against no-mark county cricketers. Apparently pretty good in Australia…Is Bollinger normally this terrible?
Even if it doesn't work, the thing is if you can drag your length back and cut off his scoring options (and lets face it the guy doesnt have the cut shot either so the majority of his scoring shots are drives and flicks off the pad), it will still keep him quiet. I think there is a real problem with the bowling when a player like Trott is scoring at a strike rate of 55+. South Africa did this brilliantly and even Pakistan to some extent just let him block it out and eventually get himself out going for a drive thats not really there.Spot on. Bowling short may work but the margin for error is so small. You are removing a lot of other ways of dismissing him and if you are fractionally off then it is playing to his strength.
Even then, if he sense a problem he is happy enough and patient enough to watch them go by.
You genuinly think this Australian attack has the ability to execute a plan that South Africa and Pakistan did?Even if it doesn't work, the thing is if you can drag your length back and cut off his scoring options (and lets face it the guy doesnt have the cut shot either so the majority of his scoring shots are drives and flicks off the pad), it will still keep him quiet. I think there is a real problem with the bowling when a player like Trott is scoring at a strike rate of 55+. South Africa did this brilliantly and even Pakistan to some extent just let him block it out and eventually get himself out going for a drive thats not really there.
Obviously notIs Bollinger normally this terrible?
Yeah, thats also fair. It should be possible to keep Trott at or around a SR of 30 or soEven if it doesn't work, the thing is if you can drag your length back and cut off his scoring options (and lets face it the guy doesnt have the cut shot either so the majority of his scoring shots are drives and flicks off the pad), it will still keep him quiet. I think there is a real problem with the bowling when a player like Trott is scoring at a strike rate of 55+. South Africa did this brilliantly and even Pakistan to some extent just let him block it out and eventually get himself out going for a drive thats not really there.
You genuinly think this Australian attack has the ability to execute a plan that South Africa and Pakistan did?
Legend.Congrats Xav! Boasting an avg of above 100!