What are the chances of reverse swing?

[Agent Nationaux]

It would be interesting if the ball decides to start reversing in some of the matches in the world cup because players like Gul and Wahab would go from being average to brilliant, which would guarantee a win for Pakistan

 

[TumTum]

Early swing is almost a guarantee there, not sure about reverse though. I guess it depends on how dry the pitches are.

 

[Shri]

Shouldn't count on it with the ball change that happens after 35 overs.

 

[Cevno]

With the ball change reverse swing has become tougher to achieve in ODI cricket .

In the north i think the due and the moisture may affect the ability to reverse it too.

 

[smash84]

Shouldn't count on it with the ball change that happens after 35 overs.

agreed

 

[salman85]

Reverse Swing could come into play,but i don't have high hopes.Plus if there is dew,it would further hamper the bowling side.

This will be a batman's worldcup by and large,which kind of sucks.I've become tired of ridculously high scoring matches.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Then how do the Pakistanis manage it on their graveyards? I think with the due we may see some reverse swing, despite the over change because Gul did against England recently in the ODI's.

 

[pup11]

Reverse swing is likely to only come into play between overs 25-34, after that a virtually a new ball is given to the bowling side. Therefore reverse swing shouldn't be much of factor, unless teams bring in mints, fingernails, spikes and bottle caps into the equation....

 

[marc71178]

I was under the impression that the "new" ball is actually about 34 overs old, but it is clean rather than dirty as the "old" ball has become from use.

It's certainly not new.

 

[Migara]

Should go back to that old rule of ball from each end. They'll start reversing by the over 40 mark if handled well.

Reverse swing will happen in SL, because the pitches are rough, but conventional swing will be the one that will floor the sides here. I am watching Provincial OD matches, and it had been a swing orgy at RPS.

 

[smash84]

Therefore reverse swing shouldn't be much of factor, unless teams bring in mints, fingernails, spikes and bottle caps into the equation....

You might see that come into play with shoaib and waqar around.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

You might see that come into play with shoaib and waqar around.

or Afridi having an early lunch

 

[Faisal1985]

You might see that come into play with shoaib and waqar around.

You forgot Gul. His skill forced some captains to start whining about how it could happen after 13 overs.

 

[TumTum]

Shouldn't count on it with the ball change that happens after 35 overs.

You can still get reverse before then.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

You forgot Gul. His skill forced Vettori to start whining about how it could happen after 13 overs.

Fixed

 

[vic_orthdox]

Still a good chance of getting reverse late, as Marc stated, they aren't brand new balls, just balls that are a little harder and much easier to see.

 

[Uppercut]

The replacement balls sometimes reverse much better than the previous ball had been. Seriously tough to get it consistently though.

 

[pup11]

Still a good chance of getting reverse late, as Marc stated, they aren't brand new balls, just balls that are a little harder and much easier to see.

I watched Lee in an interview saying that the balls that they get after the 34th over are pretty much brand new as some them still have a bit of writing on them, its understood that these balls are just scrubbed by sandpaper so that the lacquer goes off, other than that they are pretty much brand new.

 

[Furball]

You forgot Gul. His skill forced some captains to start whining about how it could happen after 13 overs.

Except that didn't happen.

 

[salman85]

I think Mr.Daniel Vettori disagrees.