Parson Henry
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Durham vs Sussex
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FACT!!
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Perry Milkins said:
Afternoon old boy.
On the subject of cricket, any pigeons on the pitch? Is that a bus I see going past and Trigger, have you baked that cake yet?
Pevenseagull
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Uncle Buck said:
one of the listeners would like to know, "what is the 'doosra' exactly?"
Parson Henry
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pevenseagull said:
A South Indian Potato Pancake. The 'doosra' not the 'listener'.
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80 off 43 overs 
Is the listener Ashley Giles? He might be pushed to get back in the England team now.
Is the listener Ashley Giles? He might be pushed to get back in the England team now.
Parson Henry
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BarrelofFun said:80 off 43 overs
Is the listener Ashley Giles? He might be pushed to get back in the England team now.
The King of Spain has the campest voice I have ever heard.
Uncle Buck
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pevenseagull said:
Put simply, the doosra is the off-spinner's version of the googly.
What is a doosra?
In Hindi and Urdu, doosra means "second" or "other".
Put simply, the it is the off-spinner's version of the googly.
Over the past five years, the world's top off-spinners have developed the doosra to baffle batsmen.
It looks very similar to a normal off-break, but rather than spin towards the bat, it goes the other way like a leg-break.
The doosra is bowled from the back of the hand with a lot of top-spin, but the wrist still moves in a clockwise direction.
It is a very difficult skill to master so you'll need plenty of practice if you want to learn how to do it.
However, its validity has been called into question because of the number of off-spinners who have been reported to the International Cricket Council for suspect actions bowling the doosra.
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, India's Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan's Shoaib Malik have all had to have their actions cleared by the ICC's Human Movement Specialist panel.
Sceptics claim the doosra cannot be bowled with a legitimate bowling action because it is physically impossible to do with a straight arm.
As with all spinners, variation is very important. So remember to change your flight and pace when you're bowling.
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Uncle Buck
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Uncle Buck
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Mr Lewis from Gloucs would like an explanation on what reverse swing is, as he has no idea.
Barrel of Fun
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I will be happy with sub 120.
or ecstatic!
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I will be happy with sub 120.
or ecstatic!
Moshe Gariani
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fair enough... just pisses me off when people somehow manage to be negative in the midst of such brilliant achievement by the club they are supposed to be supporting... can't we at least wait until we are batting to start slagging off our heroes?Uncle Buck said:
Uncle Buck
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Moshe Gariani said:
But then Sussex have gambled this year by not replacing Ward and having a small squad, the batting does look a bit light, but we are getting away with it at present.
Uncle Buck
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Parson Henry
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Moshe Gariani said:
Sorry Moshe. Hopefully Monty will shut us up with a mega innings.
Cool squire?
Parson Henry
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Perry Milkins said:
Which won't be to long in the waiting.
Moshe Gariani
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you make it sound like they had a choice... the way in which they are currently getting so much out of their limited budget is staggeringUncle Buck said:
everyone would love a surefire 1500 runs a season opener - but we can't have everything
we have got a very good team
Moshe Gariani
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Harmison and Onions on toast please Rana...