please dont say that. that offends me. Trescothick has nothing in common with gayle appart from the hand in which they bat, foot movement is debateable, gayle normally moves back and accross pretty well.aussie said:
anything that involves a lack of considering, whether the ball bowled is a good one or not, and taking the aerial route without any foot movement.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
he said technically wise, and hes right too. gayle and trescothick both have awful footwork, both have weaknesses on the front foot while driving, and both play the cut shot fairly well. gayle maybe the better hooker of the ball, but thats just about the only difference they have in technique.Link said:
Right, so Viv Richards was a slogger? I don't see why not respecting good deliveries makes you a slogger. If you ask the South Africans how many good deliveries they bowled at Lara in the last match and then ask them how many of them went for four, you'd see my point. His lack of foot movement is a problem, but his eye and shot selection have made up for at times in the past. When he gets that together consistently, he'll be a better player.tooextracool said:
1. Both scorn foot movement (though I agree on the back foot point).Link said:
viv richards only hit the ball when they bowled it to his strength, he by and large left the ones that he felt were good deliveries alone.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
theres certainly nothing wrong with tresco's leave. he takes the inside line, which means that hes covering the stumps if the ball comes in, and if it maintains its line, hes still keeping his bat away from the ball. im not a big tresco fan, but that leave is something that i particularly like,and it has never really caused him too many problems during his career. its when he pokes at something outside the off stump without moving his feet that gets me.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
It's no real use arguing with you, but I will say this - if Chris Gayle can't get credit for scoring runs in England, where no one thought he would, he clearly won't ever please you. It's no sense in me trying to state on his behalf in that case.tooextracool said:
Ah, is that why it has accounted for his dismissal in the past? No problem at all. Just raise your hands high and let it pass.tooextracool said:
even though the wickets in england surprised everyone when they were the slowest flattest wickets we've seen in a while?Mr Mxyzptlk said:
even though it has rarely done so?Mr Mxyzptlk said:
what are you talking about? are you talking about trescos leave where he plays to the inside line? he certainly doesnt raise his hands high and lets it pass, which is what most other players do anyways.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
It's rarely done so with Gayle too, but it would never have done so if he didn't do it at all.tooextracool said:
I'm saying that's what he SHOULD do.tooextracool said:
As I said, no sense in pushing a point. I dare say you're more frustrating than Richard.tooextracool said:
so you think the pitches in england were seamer friendly? or anything like the pitches of the 90s? even though everyone was complaining about how slow the first 2 test wickets were.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
gayle's leave is completely different(on the odd occasion that he chooses to do so). im surprised that someone whos watched gayle extensively as you probably have done thinks that gayles leaves the ball by playing the inside line like tresco does. gayle lets the ball go, just like other players do.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
why should he? its never caused him any real problems, in fact it ensures that if he doesnt read a ball properly and the ball comes in, hes still in a safe position. and its saved him on plenty of occasions too, otherwise hed be plumb lbw.Mr Mxyzptlk said:I'm saying that's what he SHOULD do.