Cricket 2004 Wishlist

[grouch]

Hi I'm not the best at hand eye co-ordination so I will put put some ideas forward (while continuing to practice) to make the game easier :sorry: .

It takes all kinds to make a world!

1) In practice allow you to repeat a particular delivery or stroke so that you can try to master them.

2) Allow more freedom when setting up where the ball will pitch, more time or less width as the marker moves around the crease.

3) Start the bowlers meter earlier and move slower.

4) Allow a cheat that would multiply the actual score by 2x 3x... so you could atleast get a competative score.

5) If this is not already possable, the ability to send your innings over the net to friends for them to beat, ie same teams, players, overs, conditions etc (this one may not be for me).

Well I'm still relativelly new to the game so I'm of to the nets.

 

[first_slip]

So, you want more realistic bowling actions? So Shoaib, Murali, Brett Lee, Kirtley et al will be throwing it, then?
I think the reason they don't, is because they'd have to motion capture every bowler in world cricket, to get the actions looking right. Doesn't seem commercially viable, in my opinion. :mellow:

 

[andrew_nixon]

Originally posted by first_slip@Mar 26 2004, 01:42 PM
So Shoaib, Murali, Brett Lee, Kirtley et al will be throwing it, then?

Not another idiot. If you can actually prove that these bowlers throw, please post your evidence in the general cricket forum.

I for one would love to see your evidence that disproves some of the worlds top bio-mechanical scientists as you must be a genius. I assume you have evidence?

 

[stevie]

Thats a great first post isn't it. Slagging off some of the best bowlers in the world, despite the fact they have been proved to be perfectly legal actions. Was there a point to your post, first_slip?

 

[first_slip]

Obviously, you don't understand the concept of 'tongue in cheek'. It was purely to make a point of how difficult it would be to motion capture every single bowler's action. And while I believe Shoaib, Lee, Kirtley, Lawson and whoever else I may have mentioned dont throw, Muralitharan certainly does. But if the ICC banned him, it would be 'racist'.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Originally posted by first_slip@Mar 29 2004, 09:56 AM
And while I believe Shoaib, Lee, Kirtley, Lawson and whoever else I may have mentioned dont throw, Muralitharan certainly does.

Then please share you evidence in the general cricket forum. I'd love to see it. You must be a genius.

 

[first_slip]

And why would I have to be a genius? All you need is a pair of eyes. His arm is bent at the point of delivery, that's in the rules as illegal. I saw some pictures of his bowling when he was having his action assessed, if I can find them, I'll post them.

Just because these people may: a) be more intelligent, B) have already cleared him (but he has been reported again), c) do this for a living, doesn't mean I have to agree with them.

He won't be remembered as a great bowler, just a controversial one.

 

[deadduck]

Here comes Andrew with his quotation of the rules and his statement that having a bent arm at delivery isn't throwing as long as the elbow doesn't flex during the action etc.......

This argument is old, and you'll never convince him first slip.


And Andrew, Shoaib Akhtar was proven to be breaking the rules but because his elbow hyperflexes naturally there is nothing he can do about it, so he is allowed to continue. Watch his elbow during delivery, it does flex. Although it is impossible to fix.

 

[first_slip]

I'll bear that in mind, deadduck, cheers. B) I'm not trying to convince him, but point out that I don't have to agree with the so called 'experts' that cleared him.

 

[squiz]

what does this have to do wit Cricket 2004 or Cricket Games???????

 

[first_slip]

That will be my fault. Someone mentioned different bowling actions, I suggested that if they were to do that, they'd have to make X,Y and Z chuck. (With tongue firmly in cheek). And this Andrew chap seems to think that I was being serious, no one chucks, provide my evidence. I simply pointed out I don't have to agree with him or the 'experts'.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Originally posted by first_slip@Mar 30 2004, 10:51 AM
His arm is bent at the point of delivery, that's in the rules as illegal.

Read the rules. A bent arm is 100% legal, as long as it does not straighten. Murali does not straighten his arm.

 

[hammudy]

if i am not wrong...murli has an extra bone or something like that well he has an un-natural right wrist...and after this was discovered ICC had cleared him and since then nothing happened untill recently when the ICC ordered the srilankan cricket board to clear his bowling action for 1 type of delivery which pitches on the off side and turns towards the leg....its an unorthodox type of delivery.....and what tongue in cheek are you you doing mate...face the reality...i ll try posting a url on this as soon i get it ( regarding what i posted up )

 

[hammudy]

ok here's the link to when the first time the wrist thing came up

http://www.rediff.com/sports/1999/jan/29e.htm

 

[first_slip]

posted March 31, 2004 08:14
From cricinfo news...

Specialist to analyse Muralitharan's doosra

Charlie Austin

March 31, 2004



Muttiah Muralitharan will be sent to the University of Western Australia for assessment by Bruce Elliot, an ICC-approved human movement specialist, Sri Lanka's cricket board confirmed on Tuesday. Elliot will film and analyse Muralitharan's doosra after it was reported for being suspect by Chris Broad, the match referee during the recent Australia series.

Elliot had tested Muralitharan in 1996 after he was no-balled for throwing during the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne by Darrel Hair. Elliot cleared his action then but has since also voiced concerns in the media over the legality of Muralitharan's doosra, arguing that it should also now be tested.

Elliot said in a report for the Sydney Morning Herald: "Having seen him bowl on television, it looks like an area of concern. There does seem to be some extending of his action as he releases the ball. You are allowed a 10-degree extension of the arm during delivery."


You'd think they'd try and find one who isn't concerned about his action.