John Gryphon
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He is a ripping bowler,methodical like McGrath and will be in vengeance mode if he hits the "Gee" on boxing day. Starc will bowl even better with blokes to share the work load.
You Poms watching the Ashes?
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John Gryphon
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There is every boundary by Head in this clip below. I didn't see it live thus only just watched it. He was in fine form.
'Breathtaking' Head knock gives Australia chance to solve batting headache
Travis Head awes multiple cricket legends with a stunning century in the first Test against England, offering Australia hope that he may well fill what looked like a gaping hole at the top of the batting order.
www.abc.net.au
.... Thought the Poms were always whinging....... 
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Ashes 2025-26: England fans should be better than "abuse" directed at Steve Smith, says Darren Lehmann
England fans "should be better than" the "abuse" they direct at Australia batter Steve Smith, says former coach Darren Lehmann.
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John Gryphon
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Well they are still on about 'inconsistencies' and of course losing the match after having the old enemy on toast on day two..... Thought the Poms were always whinging.......
Old Smithy keeps banking the money that those Poms in the stands are contributing to lol.
Glenn was lickin` his lips at the thought.....
Ashes 2025: Glenn McGrath on Bazball and England's failings
Australia legend Glenn McGrath questions if England's batters have the game to do well down under - and warns the Ashes could get away from them quickly.
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enfieldspares
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Wow that's an aggressive field. What's the game? I'm imaging last wicket with the fielding team not worried about giving away fours but desperate to win the game before time's up?
John Gryphon
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John Gryphon
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ha ha you really are still sour eh.
I bet you are still reeling from the "hand of god" lol.
Mean while I have just started on my book by "athers" titled 'how to dry a cricket ball with dirt'
John Gryphon
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Some swotting for you,its a good read.
Reverse swing: an English tale
England went from suspicion of reverse swing to being masters of it in two decades
www.thecricketmonthly.com
That's because Wasim played at Lancashire!Some swotting for you,its a good read.
Reverse swing: an English tale
England went from suspicion of reverse swing to being masters of it in two decades
Waz was the past master .......and played with MA there.....
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John Gryphon
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But I won that round as it triggered your response gnuck, gnuck gnuck!Sour? No, far from it.
Just enjoying the fact Aussies are so easy to trigger.
winners are ....
Mr Tree
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They glue a ballistic tip on the seam.
John Gryphon
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just the tip only the tip.
Scotty99
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Can’t remember the situation but it was the last Ashes test at Edgbaston. The view is from the Hollies stand.
After sitting and thinking in the cold light of day about what Travis did.......nothing has changed my view on where this stands.....
Drop Uzzie and have Travis open for the next 4? I know he's said he'd like to have a crack as a Test opener. Timing couldn't be worse from an English perspective......but may be what he and Australia need?
I'd put it top 10 definitely.......not sure where on this particular list.....but above Pietersen's......and was there for that and for Stokes' efforts at Headingley.e
In the context and circumstances, think Smith's was the best. He had a mammoth tour. Says a lot about his mental strength as well as his (quirky) ability........
Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings? | Martin Pegan
The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time
www.theguardian.com
enfieldspares
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The ball has a seam and two halves. When the ball is new both halves are shiny bright. If you allow one side to dull yet keep the other side shiny then the side with the less air drag or friction will cause the path of the ball to curve. Cheating involves trying to dull the side you want to have more friction or drag by rubbing it in the dirt or by scratching its surface.
Years ago, as you do, I took and old dulled cricket ball and painted one side with gloss varnish. The thing would veer a good one to two feet as it slowed down to where the drag or friction took effect. It's quite bizarre to watch. The other cheating method for a spin bowler is to pick at the stictched seam so as to make that grip the ground more when it lands and so give greater spin.
The only methods considered "fair" are those that try to maintain the shine. Methods that seek to accelerate the dullness are considered "not fair". Therefore polishing the ball on the trousers is OK as is using, as far as I think still legal, natural sweat or natural oil produced by the skin. But using hair cream in definitely cheating...so did FST get away with it with his Brylcream?
The thing with swing is you want just enough. Say five inches and happening late. So that the batsman plays at what he thinks is a straight ball but as his stroke reaches the ball the ball has swung just enough to take an outside edge and offer a slip catch or just enough to take it through the gap between the inside edge of the bat and the pads to strike his wicket or (if hitting the pads) have him LBW.
Too much outswing and the ball misses the outside edge of the bat and too much inswing and the curve the ball takes then takes it away from a path where it would have hit the wicket or allowed an LBW call. The swing happens at a particular speed (usually) so you also have to have a bowler who's speed is such that the ball slows down near enough to the batsman for the swing to be "late" and not to start swinging halfway along the delivery where it can be seen by the batsman.
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