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Cricketer Phillip Hughes passes away
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OzzieCapie
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Yep...bowlers should bowl more full tosses...batsmen will really hate that...plus the optional yorker which is a full toss to anyone on front foot and not in doubt about short balls.....
...how about just lobbing the ball to batsman, why complicate it?
cybershark
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He answered your question and still you ask that...
DoodleBug
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Bouncers are a part of the game just like the pull shot and hook shot (shots that can be used to deal with bouncers).
These that you have mentioned are dealt with by the batsman coming onto the front foot.......
Bouncers are used tactically to drive the batsman back on to his back foot if he has been freely playing front foot scoring shots, such as drives.
Pitbull
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Erm :erm:
Pitbull
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The object of the game is to get the player to either play the ball in the air to be caught, or to bowl him out. All of which can be obtained with him playing off the front foot.
thestaggy
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Outlaw the bouncer and you eliminate its equally effective stablemate; the slow bouncer, which is becoming a prime weapon in T20s. Same run up, same action, same bounce, but it arrives slower and lower.
These deliveries are all there for a reason. A fierce bouncer can take the wind out of a batsmen that is pulversing your bowling attack, swinging momentum. They can also result in thick edges and when coupled with a slow bouncer you can stifle a batsmen. As it is bowlers are limited to how many they can bowl per over.
OzzieCapie
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...not if the batsman knows that he wont get a short ball while coming on to front foot...good grief, have you watched cricket even...guys are scoring 264 in an ODI and you want to make it even easier?
Meanwhile, Hughes is still critical
Pitbull
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No I'm a South African and never seen or played Cricket... /facepalm
Same reason as to why scrums need to be part of rugby. Both have risks and people occasionally get hurt with them but they are fundamental to the game.
The percentage of people getting hurt to the amount of bouncers bowled is very very low. Hughes was just unlucky and didn't play it very well. He is know to not be the best player of the short ball around.
Pitbull
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How is it the same? The intention of a scrum is not to take the other player's head off...
Bowlers bowling bouncers do it with very good precision and it's aimed at the head or the ribs. It's meant to hit the player. Simple as that. That is where it came from and that is the aim of it.
It is meant to push the batsman back and stop him from getting on the front foot all the time.
Pitbull
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Was that the Purpose in the 1930's?
Come on guys, seriously? If it's suppose to put him on the back foot, why aim it at his head?
MickeyD
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^this.
The most dangerous delivery is the beamer - hand to head or HtH. And this is correctly outlawed.
The use of the bouncer is already restricted but it should never be stopped.
Batsmen have become far too brave because they think that protective gear gives them super powers. Average batsmen should not be hooking. Duck and weave!
Pitbull
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Ofc and I agree with that too. MickeyD, can you explain to me why the bouncer is aimed at the batsman's head or ribs? It can serve the same purpose if not aimed at him not so?
MielieSpoor
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No man. The life of the batsman is much more important than him not scoring a few runs. If you really want to push him back into his crease, why not aim for upper body only? Why do you aim for his head. Aiming for his head leaves the situation of you miss, I hit. Yes, that might leave the batsman shaking for a couple of minutes after that in most instances, but as with this case, might cost the poor guys his life. Is that really worth it then?
You can protect yourself quite well with padding on your chest against the occasional bouncer, but not really your head.
Also, having suffered a serious head injury earlier in the year. These things (brain injuries) take forever to properly heal - if ever. Why would you as a sportsman want to risk that? That is not what sport is about - no matter what you are paid to perform in your sport.
Bouncers above shoulder height should be outlawed!
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WaxLyrical
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There was talk at one stage that the introduction of helmets made batsman more susceptible to being hit as it reduced your natural ability to avoid a projectile aimed at your head?
I think less batsmen are hit not wearing helmets than those who do.
I think less batsmen are hit not wearing helmets than those who do.
MickeyD
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My cheekbone was cracked after I top edged a hook shot... before helmets were readily available.
MickeyD
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I agree.
MickeyD
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I agree and my objective was to hit the upper body - ribs or shoulder - as there never used to be protection there. Unless the batsman strapped a towel or two to his chest!!!
Fun days.