***Official*** Super Series

[vic_orthdox]

he should be able to pick it without any signals

 

[age_master]

I hope Boucher learns to pick Murali's wrong-un pretty soon or we could have some Geraint-esque spills on our hands.

haha there might be a couple, but hes a vastly superior gloveman and should be able to handle Murali fairly well

 

[dinu23]

haha there might be a couple, but hes a vastly superior gloveman and should be able to handle Murali fairly well

i don't know about that. when Kumar first came on to the scene he had a pretty rough time keeping to Murali.

 

[superkingdave]

Warren Hegg managed to get a method sorted pretty quickly

 

[honestbharani]

How did Murali go for the Lancs over the last couple of years?

 

[steds]

How did Murali go for the Lancs over the last couple of years?

36 wickets @ 15.00 in 6 games this season

 

[venomous]

Well i personally think he should have been ahead of him anyway.....and i will never understand why they had to pick Gibbs over Inzy, what hasnt Inzy done lately which they have done????

I think now Inzy shld just show a big to Sunil Gavaskar and ICC...if a man of his calibre wasn't picked at 1st place then there's no need to replace ever-injured Sachin with him.

 

[James]

Just a note guys that the next Cricket Web Fantasy Cricket Competition covers the Super Series

 

[honestbharani]

36 wickets @ 15.00 in 6 games this season

Good to see that he is in decent form.

 

[SJS]

Signalling systems would be picked up in no time.

I remember reading the autobiography of a wicket keeper and he mentioned that in the case of him and his teams main spinner, the keeper would signal to the keeper rather than the other way round so as not to let the batsman in on it. I thought that was remarkable.

 

[SJS]

The keepers usually do know which bowl will be the doosra usually. Whether its by some signalling system or conversation with the keeper or slip I do not know.

Else the keepers would miss far more than they do.

Normally, the keepers will stand at the nets and try to familarise them selves to the bowlers goglies and doosras so as not to be foxed. Why should we be surprised that the keepers are foxed after all some of the top batsmen in the world are. Thats why a keeper leg spinner combination which comes from the same first class side is so successful. Kirmani and Chandrashekhar are an example from India.

Tich Freeman and Les Ames are another great partnership from the past.

At times the discussion would even be at the beginning of the over when a bowler would tell or send a message to the keeper as to which ball would be the googly, for example. But there have always been signals between bowlers with 'mystery' balls and there wicket keepers.

 

[SJS]

he should be able to pick it without any signals

Its easier said than done

If it was that easy to pick it wouldnt take anyone by surprise, least of all any batsman worth his salt.

 

[aussie]

ahhh Matthew is safe now...

 

[Barney Rubble]

ahhh Matthew is safe now...

He's still got to face Freddie and Harmy out in Aus though - it's not over yet.

 

[aussie]

He's still got to face Freddie and Harmy out in Aus though - it's not over yet.

well they wont cause him as much problems over their, plus the fact that he has faced them so much this summer would be in his advantage.

 

[Barney Rubble]

well they wont cause him as much problems over their, plus the fact that he has faced them so much this summer would be in his advantage.

I don't think it's a given that they won't cause him so many problems over there - there's bounce in them there pitches if my knowledge of Aussie grounds serves. And I think although he's going to be able to put into action what he's learnt this summer, they won't be all he has to worry about - he's got to keep out Murali and Pollock/Shoaib/Vettori/whoever as well! It'll be a tough six days for all of them, especially if they lose the Ashes.

 

[marc71178]

well they wont cause him as much problems over their, plus the fact that he has faced them so much this summer would be in his advantage.

What rubbish.

The fact he's struggled against England for 4 matches doesn't make it an advantage.

 

[Jono]

Yeah I have to disagree with you Aussie. The fact that he's struggled against the both of them (seeing as Jones hasn't really caused him too much worries) really only means he'll be in for more in the Super Series. Plus add Pollock and Murali to support Harmy and Freddy, and Hayden won't have it easy. I'm not saying he'll fail, but if he's struggled in the Ashes he'll likely struggle against an even better bowling line-up.

 

[aussie]

What rubbish.

The fact he's struggled against England for 4 matches doesn't make it an advantage.

yea, yea waz expecting this comment, i know he has struggled in 4 test but if you look at the times he has gotten out, mostly it has been after he has gotten through the new-ball then bam the reverse swing has him in all sorts of problems. At the SCG the ball doesn't reverse swing at all or near as much as what we saw at Edgbagston & Old Trafford this summer.

I'm not saying he is going to smash runs in the super-test because he will have other world-class bowlers to contend with, but i think the fact that he has faced Harmy & Freddie all summer would be in his advantage come the super test.

 

[marc71178]

So in one instance you say he's mostly got out after the ball starts to reverse, then in the next you say it's not reversed at half the grounds, thus rendering your initial comment inaccurate...