England in Sri Lanka March-April 2011/12

[vorgaphe]

Absolutely ridiculous KP being told not to switch hit just because Dilshan doesn't fancy being clobbered for 4 every other ball. The shot is legal so he should be allowed to play it whenever he likes. Are they goin to stop him driving if Dilshan doesn't like it?

 

[barmyarmy]

Warner's switch-hit: Is it legal? - News Archive - News - Lord's

Answer was yes

 

[Sedition]

I like how Pietersen was deemed to be the time-waster for attempting to play a shot, as opposed to the guy pulling out of every delivery.

 

[lancashire666]

It's all about when the batsman changes To the switch hit stance.

If its during the delivery that's fine but if it's during the run up and the bowler stops then it's not. Surely the bowler wants them to do it as early as possible so he has more time to change where he is planning to bowl!

Also, it was Dilshan bowling and he doesn't like this innovative shot, tell you what mate, remember the "Dilshan scoop"?, how about we make that illegal?

An England batsman is doing well in sub continent conditions, so he must be doing something illegal, let's give the other teams bonus runs.

Pathetic.

 

[Haarithan]

Love how England play like a true #1 whenever Bresnan starts. 10 wins on 10 till now.

Looks a good wicket to bat on, so credit to the bowlers AGAIN - Jimmy in special. Just hoping they can clean up the Sri Lankan tail tomorrow within 50 odd runs and then pile up 400 on this surface. Hopefully.

Umm...

 

[barmyarmy]

Slightly more reliable than your first test prediction that they'd chase down 350!

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It's all about when the batsman changes To the switch hit stance.

If its during the delivery that's fine but if it's during the run up and the bowler stops then it's not. Surely the bowler wants them to do it as early as possible so he has more time to change where he is planning to bowl!

Also, it was Dilshan bowling and he doesn't like this innovative shot, tell you what mate, remember the "Dilshan scoop"?, how about we make that illegal?

An England batsman is doing well in sub continent conditions, so he must be doing something illegal, let's give the other teams bonus runs.

Pathetic.

The ICC are going to reverse the result of the Pakistan series. It seems that Ajmal bowled too many doosra without letting the batters know first. At 5 penalty runs a time that becomes a series white-wash for England...

 

[Haarithan]

Slightly more reliable than your first test prediction that they'd chase down 350!

Erm... I don't remember saying that at all... I think you've confused PD with me.

 

[Owzat]

Slightly more reliable than your first test prediction that they'd chase down 350!

Wasn't that Rohan Doshi or something like that?

Well done Pietersen, about time the middle order contributed something this winter. The 100+ runs I said we'd need are now on the board, England need to wrap this Test up now. Sri Lanka I reckon would need at least 330 to make it a contest. set a target of around 150

 

[barmyarmy]

Erm... I don't remember saying that at all... I think you've confused PD with me.

My apologies then

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

with any luck this could be a great finish, healthy lead by england, but I'd fancy sri lanka to still make them chase something on the 5th day.

maybe having prasad open will be a masterstroke, anderson's torn out the top 3 almost every innings here.

 

[Dipak]

Great lead for England. They've batted well & sensibly. When KP is back in form, it's always a great sign and I can see England drawing the series at 1-1.

 

[swacker]

KP innings was genuinely one of the best I've seen.

 

[angryangy]

I like how Pietersen was deemed to be the time-waster for attempting to play a shot, as opposed to the guy pulling out of every delivery.

I think the thing in the laws is that the batsman should be ready to take strike when the bowler starts his run. So if he starts changing his guard as the bowler runs in, the position taken is that he is not ready to face the ball and has no due cause.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

what does switch hitting do to the leg-side pitching bit of the LBW law, and also the number of players positioned behind leg side?

That's my only concern about an imbalance, if a batsman can be judged capable of switching his stance mid-delivery then surely he doesn't need those measures protecting him. treating the shot as an anomaly might make sense because, well, it is one, but it's legality does contradict a lot of the existing rules.

 

[angryangy]

I don't see how the batsman gains an advantage over either.

By switching, he's not trying to hit the ball behind square on the leg side. There's no restrictions on placing fielders between the keeper and cover; on the contrary that's where you normally expect to see the most fielders. That there might be big gaps there generally suggests that the bowler and fielding captain have already made some serious concessions. If the batsman does end up playing a reverse switch hit, then good luck to him.

The provision of the lbw law denies the bowler the option of getting lbw by bowling a negative line outside leg stump. However, when the batsman switches, he loses that protection. The bowler can bowl at the batsman around his legs and obtain lbw. The problem in practice is that bowlers tend to follow the batsman and inadvertently give him exactly what he wants.