Currently watching Indian bowlers trying to wrap up the tail, but unfortunately too much respect is being bestowed upon the tail enders.
The Aussie tail have batted well and added about 50 runs in the first innings. They have currently added 70 and still going strong. Here is my plan of bowling to the tail enders:
Bowl the two length!!! Bowl at the toes followed by the one on the head. The good length does NOT work. The Aussie pitches offer too much bounce for the good length ball to hit the stumps. This essentially takes out the two major modes of dismissal for the tail; bowled and lbw. What a top order batsman is going to edge, is going to be completely missed by the tail.
Put a couple of short legs and let them have it. The bouncer is not only a delivery that can get them out, but if someone gets wrapped on the fingers, it will do some damage. Imagine if James Pattinson breaks a finger and can't bowl in the 2nd innings?
Bowling to tail enders
posted on 29/12/11
Hear effing hear! If only Dhoni was reading this the senseless idiot.
posted on 29/12/11
except the aussie tailenders are not normal tailenders, except lyon. that tactic would work a treat against lyon, but siddle and pattison are decent lower order batsmen, and against what is essentially full tosses and short balls might be able to hit a few off. as for hilfenhaus, he'll have a swing for a bit and then get out, regardless of how you bowl.
posted on 29/12/11
"except the aussie tailenders are not normal tailenders, except lyon. that tactic would work a treat against lyon, but siddle and pattison are decent lower order batsmen"
posted on 29/12/11
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posted on 29/12/11
I see what your saying singh saab, but its not as clear cut as that anymore…... Whilst the 3 asian teams have poor tailenders (or typical tailenders), the other 3 teams have worked on theirs for years and are now reaping the rewards. England (even Andreson can now hold his own at the crease, swann, broad, bress) saffers to some extent (anyone see steryn on Sunday?) and the Aussies have all worked on this aspect.
posted on 29/12/11
Afridi14,
I understand where you are coming from, but when was the last time you saw a tail ender practising to hook the ball? Asian or otherwise?
NO ONE LIKES THE BALL ON THE NOSE, I REPEAT NO ONE.
posted on 29/12/11
true singh, but the better tail enders, asian or otherwise, know how to get out of the way or block it.
against tailenders just get it on the stumps, they'll miss it eventually, and if it's a decent length chances are they won't get many runs either.