I once was at a cricket academy aged 14 lead by a mad bloke from the West Country. His coaching technique for bowling was very subtle. He'd stand behind me in the net and shout 'PITCH. IT. UP' after every ball, whether it had been a bouncer, a yorker or a full toss.
Seems like the Aussies have just learnt the same. Particularly love the opening par:
'Isolated to its most fundamental point, cricket could be described as the duel between a bowler tempting a batsman to drive and a batsman trying to ignore that temptation. Save for Bodyline and a few West Indian bouncer wars, this battle has endured across more than 2000 Test matches, often entrancing spectators as much as it has consumed the combatants.'
It's true. The bouncer is still a useful weapon, but fundamentally the battle is fought, won or lost, within an area about two feet long.
Seems like the Aussies have just learnt the same. Particularly love the opening par:
'Isolated to its most fundamental point, cricket could be described as the duel between a bowler tempting a batsman to drive and a batsman trying to ignore that temptation. Save for Bodyline and a few West Indian bouncer wars, this battle has endured across more than 2000 Test matches, often entrancing spectators as much as it has consumed the combatants.'
It's true. The bouncer is still a useful weapon, but fundamentally the battle is fought, won or lost, within an area about two feet long.
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