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It's an interesting topic, yet folk get heated. I do too, it's always better when people agree :lol: I was meaning Maru, not Maruma. I always puzzle over Maruma actually. I've watched him bat often, he has all the time in the world and looks a really classy batsman and then inexplicably goes out. I ...

Batters need to learn the "gravity step" and there's a new era in batting

A ball bowled horizontally at 123 km/hr experiences a backwards horizontal drag force that is equal to the weight of the ball. At world record bowling speeds around 160 km/hr, the drag force is 1.7 times greater than the weight of the ball. Regardless of the speed of the ball when it leaves the bowl...

I listened to Holding a while back claiming he (himself) was quicker than was registered because in his day they measured average speed and today they measure speed essentially as the ball leaves the hand. Not buying his story at all. I'm trying to find out how much the ball slows down (a 150 ball) ...

Ya I found it a while back, just finished watching it. Brilliant stuff. The facilities in Australia are mind boggling. They interpolated that he was around 140-147 when he was at his quickest . Short guy so was skiddy. I'm honestly surprised, when I first saw footage I thought he was mid 130's. Such...

In every sport on the planet they're not as good, maybe cricket 100 years ago was the exception. I'm not discrediting anyone, it's about perspective. The larwood absence is just fact. Bradman was a mortal. A 256 score against larwood, whom he struggled against was unlikely. Every batter has a bowler...

Naqvi being out of the country for the whole winter fucks his residency qualification. So thats that gone. If Curran was serious then he'd do the hard yards and do an NPL season here like everyone else. He won't be in the picture until he does. He just seems to fly in for a couple of months and the...

Let me tell you what's an interesting development, I've given it some thought. This Rangers side is loaded with the white guys. It's going to be very interesting to see how ZC take this. They could either decide its a bit of a slap in the face or they could turn it into a positive thing. Its going t...

Someone asked about Ballance because I said don't discount a comeback. Why would that be impossible? A lot would depend on his financial circumstances, I don't know them. His family farms. A shit year or two and he'd need to make some money. El Nino is here. Don't discount BT. Who's turning down 10k...

Higgins doesn't really have any roots here. He and his family moved out years ago. They won't double his salary I don't think. The attraction for him they're thinking is international cricket. We don't play much of it, it's expensive and embarrassing. They don't really have the right carrot to dangl...