newts
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I feel that the icc were afraid to ban Malinga's action to keep the peace.
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I feel that the icc were afraid to ban Malinga's action to keep the peace.
T4tomo
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newts
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I read it many times when this case was in the news & the ICC kept going at it until they found coucil that would interpet the laws to match the way they wanted it to pan out. The 15deg of elbow straightening after the bowling arm is above the shoulder was written in to justify this. It meant you could bowl with a bent arm as long as it didn't straighten more than 15 deg.
albion
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Some days he chucked it more than others. Whilst yes, it is an impediment, anyone with both it and sense pushes the rules to the limit.
T4tomo
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Malinga bowled with a straight arm, a very round arm I'll grant you but he didn't chuck it i.e. he didn't straighten it (by more than 15*) during his action. He was difficult to lay because the ball was delivery from a different (lower and wider) than other bowlers (and at 85mph plus)
Murali allegedly couldn't fully straighten his arm, due to inherent joint issue, so it came in bent and ICC ruled that it didnt straighten more than 15%, but that why he was accused of being a chucker, because he never bowled with a straight arm.
newts
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The ICC could have queried the elbow above shoulder part of the rule in Malinga's case, his elbow is never above during the delivery of the ball in a classical bowling stance. His action is sling, which according to the governing body is now permitted.
matticus
Guru
RIGHT: I ADMIT, i haven't read the rules recently. ... Is underarm now banned?
newts
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21.1.2 Underarm bowling shall not be permitted except by special agreement before the match.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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Speaking of bowling rules.
At lunch on TMS I learnt that you can’t be out if the ball bounces twice from the bowler before you hit it, as it’s now a no ball.
At lunch on TMS I learnt that you can’t be out if the ball bounces twice from the bowler before you hit it, as it’s now a no ball.
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
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I think Zimbabwe need to do some bowling practice, 59 extras out of Ireland's 250.
T4tomo
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Yeh mentioned up thread when I was watching seniors cricket
A solid series win by England against an inexperienced WI. Good performances from a very broad range of players including newcomers Smith, Atkinson and Bashir. I enjoyed the more mature face of Bazbqll and the different roles players are now taking. Root is now more like Root and contributed much more to the team. I liked the way Stokes played in this match when he played the right way in the first innings and again today, he recognises the need to entertain.
Chromatic
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Just watching a bit of the 2nd West Indies v South Africa Test, there seems to be more people on the field of play than spectators in the stands, the ground looks empty.
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PaulSB
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I don't follow cricket. I just popped onto the BBC Sport website to check the footie scores. This is the headline. I had no.idea what sport was involved. Bizarre.
