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Tbh I don't really bother doing a deliberate straight ball, the ball goes straight on by accident often enough, lol

There's a difference between a (surprise) slower ball, which can be a good choice, vs just bowling slow. Brutal reality is that pace as a spinner is a ceiling on the level you can play. Slow spinners absolutely clear up at low levels, but really struggle to move up the leagues. There comes a...

Agree about women's cricket Mens tests wil always be the best to watch but if it's T20 I'd definitely rather watch the women

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So normally an undercutter has more flying saucer type spin, so it swerves in the air like a normal off break but doesn't dip or bounce as much. *Personally* I find that it still turns just as much as a standard off break - but maybe that's just the way I bowl mine where I get a lot of revs on...

I play around with both - but the one I think of as my "slider" is the one that I grip and bowl like a regular offbreak but just let it slide out of the front of my hand a little bit at the point of release (so my fingers run more down the back of the ball than perfectly round the side), so...

the term itself, I'm pretty sure was invented by warne in 2005. It's certainly not mentioned in any book I've read from before that date The ball he was describing, which is often confused by commentators but was actually analysed in slo mo pretty clearly at the time, is essentially a scrambled...

Pretty sure landing a ball on the match strip from any direction is going to be frowned upon. Can you not just bowl the ball down a neighbouring strip?

Chris Bell gives good advice about mixing up your flight and pace, particularly topspin and backspin to try and get a top edge or lbw. Its worth noting that your can simply set the field to defend against the sweep. Leg gully, deep fine leg, and deep square leg should do the trick.

How was your season, boogiespinner? Many match winning 5-wicket hauls?

I always say, if you're lucky enough to have the athletic ability and powerful and efficient bowling action to be able to bowl genuinely fast, then why would you do anything else? Most people don't, hence the reason they learn to spin the ball, swing the ball, bowl tight lines etc.

Yeah, first key in a T20 is to try to avoid going for boundaries. Watch the batsmen closely before you come on, figure out what their strengths and weaknesses are, and come up with a plan to combat this. Stay ahead of the game - remember you only automatically have the element of surprise for...

Only one thing you can do, set your field to give you protection where you need it and then back yourself to beat them either in the air or off the pitch. Pick the battle you think you've got the best chance of winning. If you pitch it up they'll keep coming forward, but how long before you...

One thing I can sympathise with is the tendency to drop the variations if you're not feeling 100%. This may or may not be the right thing to do, its hard to say. Its something I have also done in the past few seasons as I've had less time to practice and I've felt very rusty at times...

err yeah, it was ok. I mainly played T20s this year due to family commitments at the weekends. I think I took 20 wickets at an average of ~10 and an econ of ~5. With the bat in the T20s, scoring 320 runs at an average of 80 and S/R of ~140. I played a couple of 40 over games but didn't do...

Do what I did when I was a kid and throw a golf ball against a brick wall from about 5-6 yards and then defend it. Concrete or tarmac floor works best. Bradman did this with a stump, but I recommend giving yourself a fair chance and using an actual bat. Throw it as hard as you can.

I would get involved in bowling in games as soon as possible. Obviously the absolute lowest standard possible to give yourself the best chance of success. Longer formats (eg 30 or 40 overs) might work better than 20 over games, in that its less of a disaster if you get a bit of tap Bowling...

Certainly if you're stiff, you will have an erratic length while you loosen up. Ultimately, the diagnosis isn't as important as the treatment - if you bowl better after 2 overs, then bowl 2 overs immediately before the game starts. If that doesn't fix it, we'll have to think again.

Purpose made for baseball, technically, but a great place to play cricket.

3G Astroturf! We were also in Spain, which helped with the weather.