*Official* Warm up Matches Discussion

[Cabinet96]

Am I the only one who sees something different about Nathan Lyon's actions there?

 

[Jarquis]

I didn't realise it was him at first.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah, I only knew because they were talking about the catch on the radio the other day. Seems much more side on and jerky than he was previously. Kinda like a right arm Shakib.

 

[Jarquis]

Definitely much more side on, The bowling arm itself still comes over nicely but he looks like he almost pulls down with the front elbow like a seamer would. Which is what I guess you mean by the jerkiness. It's nowhere near as languid as it used to be.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The thing is we don't know off one ball if that is now the norm or just him trying something out as it is a warm up game.

 

[social]

Definitely much more side on, The bowling arm itself still comes over nicely but he looks like he almost pulls down with the front elbow like a seamer would. Which is what I guess you mean by the jerkiness. It's nowhere near as languid as it used to be.

The major criticism of his bowling action has been that he didn't "complete it" i.e. no follow through

My guess is that they have asked him to pull though with the front arm > greater rotation

I have no time for offies but as far as they go, he is almost as good as it gets for someone that doesn't chuck it

 

[Maximas]

The major criticism of his bowling action has been that he didn't "complete it" i.e. no follow through

My guess is that they have asked him to pull though with the front arm > greater rotation

I have no time for offies but as far as they go, he is almost as good as it gets for someone that doesn't chuck it

Swann??? they got Lyon spinning the ball harder after the first game in India I think, the match report said he was getting turn and bounce, so I imagine he is pivoting better and getting some extra energy and revs on the ball. The particular ball shown was probably a top spinner though, as it didn't turn as much, hence the greater rotation I suppose.

 

[social]

Swann??? they got Lyon spinning the ball harder after the first game in India I think, the match report said he was getting turn and bounce, so I imagine he is pivoting better and getting some extra energy and revs on the ball. The particular ball shown was probably a top spinner though, as it didn't turn as much, hence the greater rotation I suppose.

Swann is relatively ineffective against right handers because his arm goes past the perpendicular and, as such, he gets little drift

This " fault" is "corrected" when he bowls around the wicket to lefties as a result of the body position necessitated by his position on the crease

"Technically". Lyon is a much better bowler than Swann

 

[Burgey]

I suspect that like avatar bets checking in on cricinfo is "below" Burgey.

It is beneath me, primarily because the mobile site is utter **** and I couldn't be ****ed going through 15 sub-menus to find out.

 

[Burgey]

And Australia should have batted on here. Should be trying to win every single game as emphatically as possible. Lead by 100-150 and look to bowl them out.

 

[social]

That is a very bizarre declaration

Hughes "needed" a ton and the bowlers needed time with the bat in their hands

Should have scored 500+ and bowled after that

 

[Justo]

And Australia should have batted on here. Should be trying to win every single game as emphatically as possible. Lead by 100-150 and look to bowl them out.

Agreed. Not to mention a ton for Hughes would set him up nicely confidence wise.

I suspect they want to give Cowan and Khawaja another shot though. Someone will have to make way for Rogers and Smith (Faulkner being the other one) in the second warm up and it'll likely be one of those two.

 

[Tangles]

Wtf Hughes scoring a ton would be great for his confidence. Bizarre

 

[Spark]

And Australia should have batted on here. Should be trying to win every single game as emphatically as possible. Lead by 100-150 and look to bowl them out.

"Giving everyone a run" seems to the be the philosophy here.

 

[social]

And now they open the bowling with Siddle and Faulkner

Looks to me as if they are saying certain players have done enough and now over to you

Still would have let Hughes ton up

 

[Spikey]

"Giving everyone a run" seems to the be the philosophy here.

Plus perhaps ensuring the 2nd innings with the bat means a bit more than if we had scored another 150 here and were chasing 70

 

[Spark]

Plus perhaps ensuring the 2nd innings with the bat means a bit more than if we had scored another 150 here and were chasing 70

Yeah indeed.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I guess they decided that the bowlers need overs more than Hughes needs a ton. Proof will be in pudding after first couple of tests I guess.

 

[John73]

Early indications are that Compton is back in (Boycott scoring) form - 0 from 12 and Sommerset in general is hoping everyone will fall asleep and forget a game of cricket is going on (13 off 5 overs including 4lb)

Aussies shouldn't place too much pressure on Compton, we could really use someone like him to hold up an innings if he stays in and therefore puts pressure on his partner to score the runs

 

[Cabinet96]

Oh, wow, Nick Boycott just hit three boundaries in one over. These Aussies must be pretty wayward bowlers to allow a guy like him to score so comfortably at four an over early in his innings.