Recent content by SomeblokecalledDave.

Adil Rashid bowling at 45-55 mph. That's in a realm that I haven't got access to, I'd love to be able to see that close up and real... A slow ball at 45mph! But more interesting faster balls, that then 'Fall out of the sky' that dip and bounce way in front of the popping crease. I wonder if...

Yeah the tactic of bowling faster I don't think that has ever worked for me and yet it was always the go to approach for years and years. It always seemed utterly counter-productive to me to slow down. I can't remember when it was when the penny dropped, I think part of the journey was watching...

Litchfield looks like a problem for any opposition. Australia seem to have a conveyer belt of superstarts being dropped into the team as and when needed.

@slingylefty "I sometimes bowl to the higher division players in my league at the nets and the difference in skill level is stark. Batsmen there usually play a wide variety of shots and most often use their feet very well. It is very difficult to bowl to them as they can play 2-3 shots for the...

Anyone watching the Test with the women? From an Pommie point of view watching the coverage, the constant fawning appreciation for Healy's a bit over the top but I kind of get it. I'm here mainly to watch Alannah King, she's bowling exceptionally well here on day three, I'm watching a replay and...

Anyone watching the Australia v India womens test and the previous ODI and T20's? What do you reckon to Kings bowling?

Sounds good for your first outing. I don't play much T20, but watching it, a lot of spinners go for runs. An economy of 7.33 and a strike rate of 18 is a reasonable start. Conversely others do really well in this format. I've been watching Allanah King a lot of late - plotting her approach and...

Batting for definite!

I lost mine as well for sometime and never recovered it. I appear on here as a low level contributor as I had to start from fresh.

I'm trying to get hold of the Doug Ring book, that in itself is pretty obscure!

What! SLA is back! Blimey!

Anyone out there - especially those that read books and have some knowledge of wrist-spinnings developmental history. What's the earliest use of the term "Slider" that you're aware of and who was it used by and how did they claim it was executed. On the internet which is obviously full or claims...

Currently my advice to anyone would be to add the Top-Spinner after you've reached the point where you're happy with your Leg-Break. They potentially look very similar at the point of release, but even if they come out slightly wrong and turn slightly, that's no big deal, the benefit as your...

I wouldn't over think this. At our level, assuming you're not playing against pro's, the nuances of the grip are going to be lost on 99% of batters. You have to keep in mind the majority of batters the most they know about the Flipper are that he was a Dolphin. You've only got to read some books...

"but what do you do if you, say, meant to bowl it on fifth stump line but put it on off stump? Do you try again next ball or do you rearrange your over"? That would have bothered me years ago, but for some reason I just realise that it's an anomally. It used to really weigh on my mind some years...