Ryan Harris retires with immediate effect

[Tangles]

Reid was awkward as ****. But my memories are if him being godlike at Perth then getting injured,

 

[adub]

Didn't mind Melbourne either from memory.

 

[Swingpanzee]

For me personally, Harris's legacy is that he's exactly the sort of man I hope to be. Just bowl your heart out. Endure the difficulties and work hard to do the thing you love the most.

Yeah he's someone I really look up to, such a big heart and such grit.

I read on cricinfo that apparently Harris initially considered another bout of rehab so that he could play in a year's time. Unbelievable.

 

[mr_mister]

are we screwed for the ashes now??

 

[Stapel]

Wow, that's some sad news. I was really looking forward seeing him play. The only bowler on either side with some ATG in him, imho.

It's a cynical conclusion that this makes the Ashes a bit more balanced....


There is one thing I don't know/understand about Ryan Haris: Where was he before he turned 30? Was he really rated lower than Siddle, Bollinger, Hilfenhaus?

 

[OverratedSanity]

There is one thing I don't know/understand about Ryan Haris: Where was he before he turned 30? Was he really rated lower than Siddle, Bollinger, Hilfenhaus?

Simply wasn't good enough. Which makes his career even more remarkable.

 

[Top_Cat]

Cracked tibia. Jesus. And he was considering making a comeback but didn't because it would take so long but also didn't think he'd be in line for a spot even if fit. Surely he jests!

Basically Harris was always considered a talented bowling all-rounder in grade/state/rep circles but struggled to stay on the park for any length of time. Bowling also wasn't penetrative enough to command a spot at the pace he was operating anyway but the injuries didn't help him in stringing more than a couple of games in a row for SA. Legend has it he accidentally followed through a bit harder in a T20 game and damn near ripped Manou's hands off so decided to focus on bowling quick instead. Was never (and remained not) a big mover of the ball but that turned into an asset with 25Km/h extra pace on him. Had a further bit of good fortune when SACA's CEO, Ian McLachlan (God rest his soul*), decided he was only worth a 2-year contract despite Harris asking for 3 so Harris ****ed off to QLD instead. Seems to have panned out nicely for him.

Have said it a couple of times but the best aspect of Harris' game was his ability to assimilate new info into his game with almost immediate effect. When he first turned out for The Jets, could barely hold the stick against anyone with pace. Worked his arse off, next thing was scoring grade tons. The increase in pace he picked up in his late-20's is obviously another great example as well as his ability to reverse the ball. Once it was in his kitbag, it never left. Rarer trait than you'd think.

*I'm aware McLachlan isn't dead. Also GChapp, the natural enemy of the journeyman and SACA high-performance manager at the time, reputedly had his say which kill any possibilty of extending Harris' contract. "No big loss"

*throws things*

 

[Top_Cat]

Robelinda, as always, delivers on some vintage Harris bowling seam-ups, uploaded today! Note Manou standing up to Harris about 10 min in, first spell was probably about as zippy as Harris could reach back then.

EDIT: haha, and, as always, delivers on the smack talk too.

The dislikes are from Indians who wish Ishant Sharma would retire.

 

[Top_Cat]

*I'm aware McLachlan isn't dead. Also GChapp, the natural enemy of the journeyman and SACA high-performance manager at the time, reputedly had his say which kill any possibilty of extending Harris' contract. "No big loss"

The rumour/gossip/unsubstantiated innuendo/absolutely happened that way was that it was common knowledge that a three-year deal was standard for experienced SACA cricketers and the two-year offer was specifically to 'encourage' Harris to court and take an offer from another state, it being fairly certain he'd take it as the insult it was and knock it back.

"No big loss"

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

that NSW line up back then! legendary

 

[Spikey]

Wonder why Slater wasn't there in place of corey

 

[Tangles]

We only get to watch him in videos now. Aww crap

 

[fredfertang]

Would have been so much more satisfying to beat Australia with Harris - as it is when we win all the Aussies are going to put defeat down to his dodgy knee

 

[Antihippy]

No no, not dodgy knee, no knee.

****, can you imagine bowling the way he does with bone scraping on bone seeing that he has no cartilage? Almost makes me want to throw up. Can't imagine how he manages to play with that sensation all the time.

 

[Furball]

Makes me grateful to have half my knee cartilage left.

What a hero.

 

[Tangles]

Is rest going to heal his tibia? Or will he still need an operation even though he retired?

 

[thierry henry]

Robelinda, as always, delivers on some vintage Harris bowling seam-ups, uploaded today! Note Manou standing up to Harris about 10 min in, first spell was probably about as zippy as Harris could reach back then.

EDIT: haha, and, as always, delivers on the smack talk too.

I would be interested on some sort of technical analysis as to how Harris started bowling so much faster, because to me his run-up and action look much more similar to how he bowled for Australia than I was expecting.

Even at 150kph he's never been a bowler with a particularly long and explosive run-up and he looks to me to have always had more or less the same sort of uncomplicated action.

It just sort of looks like he went from a nippy 125kph medium pacer to a bloke who bowled express with a nippy 125kph medium pacer's action.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I read somewhere that in his late 20s he started taking his fitness more seriously, went on some crazy exercise and diet regime to turn into a beast.

 

[Coronis]

I read somewhere that in his late 20s he started taking his fitness more seriously, went on some crazy exercise and diet regime to turn into a beast.

Needed more calcium.

 

[Antihippy]

I would be interested on some sort of technical analysis as to how Harris started bowling so much faster, because to me his run-up and action look much more similar to how he bowled for Australia than I was expecting.

Even at 150kph he's never been a bowler with a particularly long and explosive run-up and he looks to me to have always had more or less the same sort of uncomplicated action.

It just sort of looks like he went from a nippy 125kph medium pacer to a bloke who bowled express with a nippy 125kph medium pacer's action.

From what I've read it's all about the wrist action.