tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post2769653567019112913..comments2024-03-28T03:56:27.275-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: Bowling, Warnie...The Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-63631286431851257482013-01-23T21:47:45.853-08:002013-01-23T21:47:45.853-08:00I have not met Mirali or Warne in person, but some...I have not met Mirali or Warne in person, but some friends have and they said they are very nice and open persons to talk toPay per head bookmakinghttp://www.hostpph.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-64815542061582049062010-09-26T10:24:51.141-07:002010-09-26T10:24:51.141-07:00Experience of facing Merlin must have been pricele...Experience of facing Merlin must have been priceless. Memory is a funny thing, though. Pietersen didn't hit Warne into the Lord's Pavilion in 2005 (it was McGrath, an even more breathtaking feat, after England had been 21 for 5). And he didn't switch-hit Muralitheran for six until the following year, 2006. In retrospect, by that time he was already almost too big for his boots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-35829567370304158482010-07-12T23:52:54.298-07:002010-07-12T23:52:54.298-07:00Ballack, cocky? I can barely believe that. There&#...Ballack, cocky? I can barely believe that. There's probably a whole other research paper to be written on body language. Remember Ian Bell's phase of trying to 'impose' himself at the crease...?<br /><br />Mark, come on, we both know Matthew Hayden would never say anything like that.The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-1665616741148169612010-07-12T10:14:55.004-07:002010-07-12T10:14:55.004-07:00How did they replicate having Matthew Hayden stand...How did they replicate having Matthew Hayden standing in the slips calling you a 'Useless Pommie c***' every couple of minutes?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467402376534616886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-50757199734441593592010-07-12T08:23:25.841-07:002010-07-12T08:23:25.841-07:00I wrote a bit about the pressure sportsmen are und...I <a href="http://www.desertsun.co.uk/blog/?p=659" rel="nofollow">wrote a bit</a> about the pressure sportsmen are under, and their handling of it, in the context of comparing the English and German soccer teams. The video of Ballack taking his penalty is worth watching as a example of professional, cocky demeanour utterly unfazed by the situation he finds himself in.Tim Newmanhttp://www.desertsun.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-84328051330925186892010-07-09T12:53:22.860-07:002010-07-09T12:53:22.860-07:00Great piece again. Thanks.Great piece again. Thanks.Siddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683584536177433003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-69101985792095951642010-07-09T05:31:41.558-07:002010-07-09T05:31:41.558-07:00Superb again, and thanks to Brit for mentioning th...Superb again, and thanks to Brit for mentioning the Millennium Stadium in the context of pressure.<br /><br />Reminds me of the time Jonny Wilkinson talked about lining up a kick and his heart beating so heavily as a result of the adrenalin and pressure that he could see it through his shirt. And, of course, he kicked the goal and made it look like the easiest thing in the world (as he always used to).Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-18618408231302894912010-07-09T02:18:42.954-07:002010-07-09T02:18:42.954-07:00Marvellous.
True dat about the natural severity/...Marvellous. <br /><br />True dat about the natural severity/unnatural physics. Few kids going to their first county or international game can fail to have been impressed by the speed of the quick bowlers. 'Why is the wickie standing so far back?...Oh". And have you seen how hard tennis pros hit the ball? Absurd.<br /><br /><i>This was a net in a village in Wales with no-one watching. What would this be like in a Test match, maybe your first, with the physical presence of Warne, the aura and the history he brought with him?</i><br /><br />Not just Warne, but the stadium and, via TV, the world. I remember walking down to pitchside in a packed Millennium Stadium and thinking: "If this crowd was watching me do it, I doubt I could walk across the touchline in a straight line, never mind attempt to play competitive sport."Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com