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[Daemon]

They can barely get two new balls to behave the same way, a tampered version is a fantasy. What happens if the ball is lost? Ump brings out a pocket knife and cuts around a stencil?

 

[GIMH]

Change from using a cricket ball to a shot put imo

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

They can barely get two new balls to behave the same way, a tampered version is a fantasy. What happens if the ball is lost? Ump brings out a pocket knife and cuts around a stencil?

Imagine BMac asking the ump to get the tampered ball changed every over.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Change from using a cricket ball to a shot put imo

I mean there's an argument for a new ball every over, IMHO. Cricket seems to be the only sport that allows the ball to "age", whether it's natural or otherwise.

Cricket's bastard American cousin definitely not precious about its balls.

 

[Daemon]

I mean there's an argument for a new ball every over, IMHO. Cricket seems to be the only sport that allows the ball to "age", whether it's natural or otherwise.

Cricket's bastard American cousin definitely not precious about its balls.

A cool $22500 spent on balls per test

tbf you could resell them to club cricket and make some $ back

 

[BoyBrumby]

A cool $22500 spent on balls per test

tbf you could resell them to club cricket and make some $ back

The level I used to play at we averaged a new ball every third or fourth (50 over) game.

 

[GIMH]

A cool $22500 spent on balls per test

tbf you could resell them to club cricket and make some $ back

Tests would be a lot shorter tbf

 

[Gob]

cw's fine men discussing about balls

like it a lot

 

[Son Of Coco]

I mean there's an argument for a new ball every over, IMHO. Cricket seems to be the only sport that allows the ball to "age", whether it's natural or otherwise.

Cricket's bastard American cousin definitely not precious about its balls.

This whole argument about ageing balls seems to be a thinly-disguised campaign to rid the game of spinners.

I like it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

A cool $22500 spent on balls per test

tbf you could resell them to club cricket and make some $ back

Sell them as memorabilia

"The ball that Broad used to bowl to Bumrah" could go for 6 figures