It was extremely heartening to see a geniune quick back in world cricket again, with Shaun Tait clocking as high at 156kph! His pace dropped rapidly (pun intended) throughout his four overs and it will be interesting to see how his pace holds up in the ODI series as he often seems quite ineffective when his pace drops, although what precise number this is varies as speedgun readings do from condition to condition.
Tait jogs in to the crease and yet tops at higher than any other bowler currently in the world, it seems pretty much a mystery to me. A lot of people manage to spot a slight straightening of the arm but not only do I think that this is below 15 degrees but I don't think it could account for all his pace. There is an innate complexity to Tait's action, involving the rotation of the wrist through 270 degrees and also the
follow through which shows the body grind to a standstill over the front leg, among other things.
