What is it Like to Face Pace? Cricket Tutorial Reaction

#Pace #Cricket #FacingPace
Nick and Gabe react to this interesting video where these former cricketers discuss what it is like to face pace and give the viewer a chance to see and feel what it is like.
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[@topmarvelanddcclips]

Dude you guys are so so much better than those illiterate youtubers who react to cricket just for the views when they themselves no nothing. I really respect you guys for the value you put in your videos. For the first time ever I have seen an American channel who knows what they are talking about and have complete knowledge about the game. You guys are really underrated, keep up the good work.🙌🏻

[@CricketforAmericans]

Thanks so much. We really appreciate this love. We love the sport

[@1234rediff]

@@CricketforAmericans You guys are now as much knowledgeable as you can get without playing it.. This is the best channel around

[@nishantsrivastava9697]

That Atherton Vs Donald spell.... legends are written about that.

[@DavidUKesb]

I was there that day at Trent Bridge. What an amazing experience.

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

@@DavidUKesb another umpiring shocker there too lol

[@nedeast6845]

Atherton just nodding to Donald..."well bowled"....that stirred Donald up even more, and it was just making him angrier, and wasting his energy

[@BuzzLightyear9999]

@@nedeast6845 That was Ather’s only play: hope Donald would get tired, because he knew damn wells long with everyone at the ground that afternoon, he was not getting anywhere near getting bat on ball by his own choice…🤷‍♂️

[@2908phild]

Wow, I’m impressed. Two yanks who actually have a genuine understanding of the game. It’s almost weird hearing such insight with an American twang.

[@CricketforAmericans]

Thanks Ned. We appreciate your noticing. We’ve loved learning about it.

[@rocketrabble6737]

It was an fascinating time in the late 70's, 80's and 90's when the West Indies had a conveyor belt of incredible fast bowlers. Opposition batsmen had to face four world-class fast bowlers 90-95+ mph rotated through the whole day's play and in the first half of that period they had no helmets or, at best, very rudimentary ones. Batsmen almost never got a break from searing pace which was wearing on the nerves, drained the energy levels and tested skills and temperament because the W.I bowlersy had individual approaches to bowling fast and were up to 6' 8" tall besides. It became normal for most batsmen to be completely worn down as they crumbled over a 5-match test series against this bowling and some admitted later that they burst into tears of relief when their final innings of these series was over. It was extraordinary that the Caribbean also had an array of really quick, and scary bowlers who could have walked into any test side in the world but could not get a game for the West Indies. Many made a living terrorising batsmen in the professional English County Championship as 'overseas players'. The 'Windies' reigned as the top test and ODI side for 20 years because of their bowlers allied to some very fine batsmen.

[@rishabhpb]

Not only was Brett Lee quick as hell, he had that beautifully smooth bowling action.

[@m4lev0lentdem0nknightamv5]

and you forgot the fact that he always went for the head ....

[@consciousbeing1188]

@@m4lev0lentdem0nknightamv5 What a load of crap! 😂 For a guy who supposedly always went for the head he hit the stumps an awful lot 😂

[@MartinJames389]

True, but I think the smoothest and most beautiful action was Michael Holding's -a real delight to watch. He was so light on his feet that umpires couldn't hear him coming. There was no thudding footfall as he approached the crease. In contrast, I reckon umpires always knew when the likes of Dennis Lillee or Joel Garner were thundering up behind them! It's a pity there was no modern speed-measuring equipment in Holding's time. I think he was the fastest I've seen, but we can't know exactly how he compared with Shoab Aktar after him or Frank Tyson before him. I never saw Tyson. I could have when I was a kid, but I didn't. There were far fewer test matches in his day, so he played only 17.

[@mamamoolover2534]

Bret was a smart bowler..akhtar was vicious..im my mind best ive seen is wasim akram . Not taking anything away from brett . The guy was a gem

[@kathrynperry992]

@@m4lev0lentdem0nknightamv5 For someone who always went the head, he broke a few arms and wrists!

[@docgonzales]

Viv never wore a helmet and hooked off the front foot many times but then again he’s Viv

[@darrenjpeters]

What a player he was.

[@tonylagdon]

Loved Viv growing up,coolest cat

[@chrism9526]

You two amaze me at the depth of knowledge you have picked up in a relatively short time. Keep up the great work!

[@CricketforAmericans]

Thanks Chris. It’s good to hear that we’re getting there

[@AdarshYadav-ki8xn]

Remember when Shaun Tait, Brett Lee and Mitchel Johnson... use to bowl in the same team around 2010 to 2012

[@damonarchary1582]

The wild thing was really fast also

[@patrickkelly7085]

Remember the West Indians with their giant fast bowlers if i was facing them I would wear brown trousers.

[@visb4643]

Brett Lee was ungodly fast. I saw him on TV in an all stars game 3 years back but he was still clocking 135-140 kmph. That's 80+ mph. Him being able to do that at his age alone shows how capable he was back in his prime.

[@SixEyesDismantle]

Yeah

[@brucewilliams4152]

larwood was even faster, ask bradman, he couldn't cope. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2S0dpdji7efqrs

[@Jlino77]

You guys are very knowledgeable for Americans on cricket! You have learnt fast as an aussie and a cricket fan I love to see it I really do !

[@AntuNeelesh]

Donald and Yunis in 90s....Akhtar, Lee and Bond in early 2000s - man they all were fast!!

[@ceebs23]

and none of them as scary as the line up of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Colin Croft, Malcolm Marshall

[@danishahamad5324]

Shaun Tait was fast. Albeit for a brief period.

[@MartinJames389]

@@ceebs23 I don't think they ever played all five of those, but four of them. Andy Roberts and Colin Croft didn't overlap for long anyway. There were also several like Charlie Griffith, as fast as any of them, but he couldn't make a regular pace in the West Indies side, such was the pace talent they had.

[@ceebs23]

@@MartinJames389 at the time it just seemed like an endless conveyor belt of ready replacements when one retired busy flattening everyone else

[@brucewilliams4152]

Aparently, larwood was faster than all you have mentioned. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2S0dpdji7efqrs

[@wce05308]

I watched a cricket science show and they said anything under 0.4 of a second was impossible to react to. When asked Ricky Ponting said it was all about watching the bowlers cues closely. Position on the crease, wrist position etc .

[@hamza3065]

React to more of these masterclasses, they're super fun and informative.

[@samuelwee1898]

Great to have you guys be so positive to this wonderful game! Keep it up, guys! Wish more would be this open about learning the sports of other countries. Cricket is so full of intricacy, mystery, variety and contradictions that there's always something to imbibe. Lovely game! Hi from Singapore.

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

I think Mitchell Johnson in 2013/14 challenged Brett Lee for striking pure fear in the batsman's eyes. The left arm angle and the pace he got off the pitch as opposed to Brett Lee's pace through the air made Johnson almost unplayable...

[@mallencolly]

Definitely. Watching Australia vs Proteas at Centurion (i forget the year) with Morkel and Johnson at their best. Sweet jeebus ... that was some scary fast bowling

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

@@mallencolly yeah I remember that - aus batsmen like Mike Hussey were getting shaken up and he was one of the best players of fast bowling

[@georgefoster8133]

You are very knowledgeable about the game and have an obvious interest in it, genuinely hope you get to see a game soon.

[@1234rediff]

Oh Boy, made my day. I was waiting to see this reaction for a long time. I have been part of your cricketing journey and it gives me great pleasure to see how two novice Americans, become so good at something that is not so common in America. I wish you all the best for your channel and hope that one day, you guys become the pathfinders of a something great and unique. Most things start small, but you guys are really getting good. Sometimes you are able to analyze things, that took me years to understand. It speaks volumes of your abilities.... Great job and keep on rocking...

[@mandardesai]

Brett Lee at his Peak was a Joy to Watch, You almost expected something to happen every Ball.

[@ajayv9039]

Yorkers and bouncers are the most difficult balls to bowl...As a pacer myself I can vouch for that

[@danishahamad5324]

Aktar and Lee in that era broke each other’s records back to back until history recorded Aktar as the fastest bowler ever with 161.3 kmph and Lee at 161.1 .....!!!

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

Haha yeah by .2!

[@larryfroot]

I think it was at Trent Bridge where Atherton got out to a ball by Ambrose. It was a full length, yet bounced up at such a steep angle, Atherton had to raise his bat to protect his throat, the ball went up and over and caught by the keeper. It was the look on Atherton's face as he walked off. He got away with one, barely, and he knew how close he came to hospital or worse.

[@rogercrawford772]

Love your enthusiasm for the great game that is cricket. Very knowledgeable, you'll always be learning more about the mechanics and tactics of this sport. Hope you're able to watch the T20 World Cup, lots of great action to enjoy.

[@nedeast6845]

Nothing will beat the sheer pace and dangerous bowling as Harold Larwood, just watching the slow-motion run up and the devastating release...was he a chucker? I don't know....but he just looks so wonderful, with the old-fashioned back foot drag, and the hurl of the ball from his hand, I reckon he was 100 mph sometimes

[@quiet7632]

Heavy ball that turns. It's not about the speed, which can be high, it's about the weight and the uncertainty about where the ball is going to turn after it touches down.

[@SSR175]

Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee in the 70s, the West Indian fearsome foursome in the 80s. Alan Donald, Devon Malcolm, Curtly Ambrose, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis in the 90s. Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Shane Bond, Shaun Tait in the 2000s. Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada in the 2010s. Genuine quick bowlers have been the main weapon in every era. They win you test matches and they're simply exciting when on song.

[@nedeast6845]

You forgot to mention Charles Kortright, John Snow, Harold Larwood, Fred Trueman, Frank Tyson, Graham Dilley, and Mark Wood, they were and are English guys who bowled like lightning:)

[@charliegeorge9393]

Harmison, Flintoff and Jones.

[@nedeast6845]

I think also, it was why, pre-helmet, the teams would agree not to bounce fast balls at the tail.....really interesting to hear you talk about baseball, and how it is similar, with trigger movements and how to watch the bowler/pitcher, and how sportsmen adapt

[@santptube]

People watching forget that batter is not there just to survive, they have to MAKE RUNS. Unlike baseball, these batters have ONE chance in a White ball game and two in Red ball. Also for cricket batters, early out in the previous game lingers in the head. And that is added pressure. Many great technically sound batters have their career ended prematurely bcoz they got out early in their first few games.

[@darrenwilson99]

Fascinating watching you guys analyse this. I'll be at Edgbaston on Friday and Saturday for the start of The Ashes.

[@skasteve6528]

The pace attack of the West Indies of the seventies & eighties was awesome. Lillie & Thompson were formidable for Australia at around the same time. Don't forget, helmets weren't the norm back then

[@brucewilliams4152]

Larwood, ask bradman. Fast and very very accurate. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2S0dpdji7efqrs

[@leonidas0242]

Lille and Thompson destroying the West Indies is what inspired Lloyd to get some fast bowlers of his own.

[@simonlilley]

I remember as an 11 year old watching the Saturday evening session of the 3rd test at Old Trafford England v West Indies when Brian Close just let Michael Holding hit him time after time. Close was fearless, but at least once you see his knees buckle for a second or two before the brain kicks and and reminds them they are Brian Close's knees and you do not buckle under any circumstances.

[@adnan161093]

Sky have a lot of these masterclasses, would love to see you do more of these copyright providing

[@AyushKumar-vm2cg]

Please react to Sachin Tendulkar 241* vs Australia without a cover-drive!!🙏🙏🙏 I am requesting you from a long time.

[@davidbrent2046]

If you haven’t already you guys should watch the battle between atherton and Allan Donald in an England v South Africa test

[@arpansaha6899]

Allan Donald, Shane Bond and Dale Steyn are the underrated pace merchants

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

When Piers Morgan faced Brett lee he was a few years past retirement and bowling 90mph, low 90s as opposed to high 90s pushing 100mph at his peak.....

[@flatoutt1]

i'm an aussie , who's brought up on cricket ,and i love you guys . gee i never thought in my wildest dreams i would say that about yanks commenting on cricket . but i can see how much you get and love the skill in the game ,you guys would totally get why the indians for example are cricket tragics . you can see the war going on with no holes bared . track down the fight between steve waugh [i think our greatest, toughest captain .16 test wins on the trot] and his battle between himself and donald [south africa]. for a few overs donald was on song at his deadliest and steve waugh got hit heaps of times but he STILL wouldn't take a backward step. you could feel how determined he was to defend his wicket even if it cost him his life . waugh won . have a look at the bodyline series that nearly started a war between australia and england . just love your knowledge and your passion and your love and appreciation of this incredible game . you've got an idea how deadly a fast ball [express] can be because you've got the balls there and know the weight and hardness of them .just about every kid in australia when i was growing up knew and revered the great west indian fast bowler in the 60's .

[@sumanawasthi8908]

Because Batsman now stands way inside the crease so it gives dem a lot more time to adjust to dos Yorker n no saliva on the bowl from last 2 years so bowl doesn't reverse swing

[@formlessavatar5220]

Haven't picked up a bat in a decade, gotta try play in a few hours... no idea what to expect xD Hopefully I can find a few pointers from this haha. Much love

[@hamza3065]

Same man, can't wait to get into nets after this lockdown situation. Hopefully I can manage without getting hurt.

[@leegreenhalgh6677]

One of the most impressive innings I've seen was Steve Smith (Australian Captain) in the deciding Test Match in the last Ashes Test series at Old Trafford (Manchester) .me n my mate were sat just to the Right of him (the same series Jofrah had him retired hurt at Lords) n Australia had lost a couple of wickets early on and when # Steve Smith came in, Jofra bowled a few nasty balls and Smith looked nervous and we were loving it but when he got himself adjusted which took awhile but when he did , Steve Smiths footwork and his eye, hand co-ordination was seriously impressive he was hitting everything and I've seen fast bowlers in Test Matches before but that knock coming in, at the the deciding Test Match to a hostile packed crowd was unbelievable, yes he looked shaky for half an hour but once Smith got his eye in he was immense the best knock... I've seen in person, in my life he took the game away from England within a hour of getting set and to top it all we got a selfie off The Great Ricky Ponting what a Gentleman he was with us, as the way we ran after him in the Car Park we looked like we were gonna Mug him but if you've got a chance to have your picture taken with the leading Run scorer in Ashes History you've got to take it, so glad we did as he proved to be a true Gentleman but that knock that day by Steve Smith won The Ashes for Australia...such a Honour to watch it in person even for a Englishman.

[@davidpvt6817]

Stan will be proud of him

[@andrewlaw]

The inswinging yorker is a thing of beauty that can rarely be defended. Watch a video of Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Darren Gough or Mitchell Starc to see what I mean. The fact that Younis & Akram bowled from opposite ends for the same team made them a formidable strike pair.

[@andrewmckechnie4431]

Would recommend other Sky Cricket masterclasses/turorials, the coverage and detail they go into is really interesting with loads of greats of the game Warne, Ponting, Murali, Sangakkara etc

[@biggzsmith1634]

WI are now ranked 6 in test guys. Great new Gabe

[@dhruvalpatel8830]

Congratulations West Indies fan you deserved it

[@woutervanwijk4369]

It's not only technique and timing. The psychological aspect is very underrated. If you can get under a bowlers skin, get him frustrated, that's when opportunities start coming to dissect the attack. But that also works the other way around. It's first of all a mental game. Technique, timing and reflex is what you practice off the field and have to rely on in the field. The mental game can't be trained.

[@markthomas2577]

Several English county teams have got together and offered to host the remainder of the IPL later in the summer in England ........ let's see what happens. I guess it will be difficult to organise.

[@CAshishRaj]

And in 80s they play without helmets. I don't know how.

[@nedeast6845]

As Geoffrey Boycott once said, "we were taught how to play a bouncer...the batsmen are hit nowadays because they rely on having a helmet"

[@charliegeorge9393]

No - most actually played with helmets by then. Though without a visor - the grill became the accepted choice by the 90's. Botham and Richards played without helmets but Botham did against the Windies. Though in south asia not many wore helmets.

[@barrynichols2846]

Top level batters are picking the line and length before the ball leaves the hand. You guys seem to understand the game better than many ordinary fans brought up with the game....

[@ihateme2039]

Do more videos like this.

[@biggzsmith1634]

I'm pretty sure they want to but a lot of networks have copyright claims on their videos that can cause CFA to shut down. I'm actually surprised the channel they got the video from wasn't striked tbh

[@kenchristie9214]

Helmets were introduced in the mid 70's. Prior to that it was just the baggy cap. The most dangerous bowler to face was Australia's Jeff Thompson who bowled the ball like a javelin is thrown. He achieved speeds over 100 mph and his bowling arm was behind behind back just prior to delivery delivery. Batsmen only defence was the pull shot (forward of square to the wicket) or the Hook shot (backward of square of the wicket)

[@rishabhsharma8189]

yorker is the most difficult ball to play attacking shot for boundaries and if you miss your execution then it becomes a full toss wich is easiest ball in cricket to hit sixes. So the margin for error is fine. If the bowler is not confident in his skills and game is tight it is wise to go for other options rather than bowling a bad yorker.

[@rishabhsharma8189]

@@cricket4us yup but even with that change if your yorker is spot on with decent pace more often than not it will not be more than one run.

[@ianbrooke6342]

Bob Willis was a truly great England fast bowler, in the 1981 Test at Headingley he took 8 wickets for 43 runs in the last innings to take an unbelievable win. I can't imagine facing him pre-helmet. Watch the video of that innings on KZbin!

[@harri3020]

Hail the Algorithm. You two aren't your typical Americans reacting to cricket. I'm impressed with your knowledge of players, especially your four horsemen reference! And you astutely picked up one of the big differences between baseball and cricket pace - the bounce of the ball! The pitch plays a big part in cricket, especially Test cricket. A pitch can be prepared to suit spin or pace, bounce or turn. And the 'wear' of the pitch over 5 days is one of the big X factors in cricket. The other big difference is the same ball is used for 80 overs and the part that can play, with skillful bowlers generating reverse swing with an older ball.

[@craigmercer1439]

Mostly muscle memory.batsmen process in two different ways some think line first and start to move across to the line and then work back or forward to suit the length.like me but others go about it the other way around.a good disguised slow ball is handy too because you play through the shot early lifting the ball caught and bowled or caught in the covers.

[@davidwright7193]

You think it’s hard picking a quick try picking a leg spinner. As for Yorkers I always recall my Grandfather’s advice from the days he was playing on the Yorkshire club circuit. If the bowler is trying to York you take a step forward and attack the full toss.

[@joyfulzero853]

When facing quick bowling you have to have your trigger movements but also keep your head still so you have both eyes level and looking at the ball. In my experience if you keep your eyes on ball all the time your natural, instinctive responses will move your head out of the way at the last moment. The fatal thing is you start to turn your head away and you are not following the ball with your eyes anymore; that is when you get hit!

[@DavidUKesb]

One of the fastest who doesn't get mentioned much is Fidel Edwards. Michael Vaughan said the spell Edwards bowled to him in Jamaica in 2004 was the fastest he'd ever faced, and Vaughan faced plenty from Brett Lee. I was at that test match and Edwards was seriously rapid. Others frequently overlooked with the passage of time are the utterly terrifying Duncan Spencer and Devon Malcolm.

[@waynec3563]

Kemar Roach was also rapid before injury slowed him down.

[@Driskyle]

I agree with a lot of what you said Gabe, however just because batters might predict where the bowler will bowl the ball doesn’t necessarily make it easy. Glenn McGrath was predictable in his line and length (he would bowl all 6 balls within a few inches of each other), but all 6 balls were dangerous because they forced the batter to play a certain way. They couldn’t leave the ball for fear of it hitting the stumps, if they played aggressively they might edge it, and so they’d be forced to defend which still gave the bowler a chance. And that doesn’t even take into account swing and seam movement. And then of course the unexpected accurate bouncer aimed at the throat didn’t help!

[@MrDunkycraig]

Batting in cricket is best done with a clear head. The difference that the ball bouncing makes is huge. When a fast full toss ie a baseball pitch it throws batsmen completely, thats why its classed as dangerous. My youngest two years ago playing in our local premier league faced a lad called Zack Chappell. He plays for Nottinghamshire and England A, he bowls 90+mph. My lad was just 19 batting at 9 in the order. I was just hoping he didnt get hit, he took Zach apart the faster he bowled the further my son hit it. I was so proud. The advantage of having been a small kid growing up and being able to hook and pull .

[@nirmalsuki]

Jeff Thompson bowled in an age where speeds were not constantly measured. He would have bowled at more than 100mph constantly in his prime. A few honourable mentions: - The great Brian Lara has said that the fastest he has faced was Mohammed Zahid from Pakistan, who unfortunately didn't have a long career in international cricket. - Jeff Dujon, the legendary West Indies wicketkeeper, who kept to all the greats at their height, has said that Patrick Patterson is the fastest he ever kept to.

[@visb4643]

Gabe, I can only partially agree with your statement. Just cause you know what the bowler is gonna Bowl isn't not gonna make it any easier to face. Everyone knew what Dale Steyn and Malinga was gonna Bowl but that didn't save them from getting out. It helps if the bowler is off mark but if it's right, then it's just as deadly.

[@simonlilley]

I suggest you find Brian Close v Michael Holding Old Trafford 1976 on here. Thats what facing pace was like in the pre helmet era.

[@2sridhark]

Sachin Tendulkar, often called the God of Cricket, is the best batsman ever to face any kind of bowling, fast or slow. Here is what Allan Donald the South African fast bowler (often called "white lightning") had to say about Sachin: "In my several years of international cricket, Tendulkar remains the best batsman I have ever bowled to. It's been a pleasure to bowl at the master batsman even though one hasn't always emerged with credit from the engagements."

[@greenengold]

nice one guys.

[@RatelHBadger]

You gents need to watch the documentary Fire in Babylon, the story of the legendary West Indian pace bowlers of the 70's, 80's and 90's. Gives you a great insight into the mentality of a pace bowler.

[@denisbryce8746]

The story behind the Brett Lee, Piers Morgan was that Morgan had bad mouthed Lee in the press a few days before, saying that he wasn't an effective fast bowler. I can't remember who organised it, but they had Morgan face Lee. Brett Lee was bowling half pace & hit Morgan quite a few times. It was hilarious.

[@robindonnell816]

no one scarier than the wild thing Saun Tait

[@asimsingh]

As a former batsman at state level I can tell you that we have to expect the unexpected. We play every ball with anticipation.

[@Ali-lm7uw]

Which state?

[@AH-wj4ti]

Great video

[@Honkersification]

G'day mates. You blokes are a great duo and you know your stuff! Not sure if you have done one b4 but how about a retro on my hero Rod Marsh?

[@Nashy30]

Even local club cricket in Australia can be scary. I've seen teammates with broken bones from local bowlers. You know you're alive when facing a big old quick bowling half-trackers at your head. International level cricket is another ten steps up. I saw Shaun Tait bowl 150 km/h at the Junction oval one day. I was scared for the batsman just watching.

[@russellfrancis-wl6pz]

having played cricket for many years , you know the bowling is fast when you hear the ball " fizz " as it passes your ear . I'm no aerodynamics expert but I think the fizz is created by the interaction of air over the seam ..... but that's a guess on my part

[@limehead4700]

The margin of error for Yorkers is very tight. Slightly over pitched and they become full tosses, under pitched and they become half volleys

[@christopherbell2091]

Batsmen try to see the holding or release grip of a bowler as he runs into the delivery stride ,any sport and it fairly young children who can become world champions ,at 20 years of age it take lots longer to learn a sport and become a reasonable player

[@AndyViant]

Lee at his best was as fast as ANYONE. Genuine 100 mph bowler. There were probably better bowlers, but as far as the pace goes, Lee, Thommo and Shoaib Akhtar are the absolute pinnacle.

[@MichaelMollard]

Have you guys seen the cricket training academy's video/bowling machine in action? Batsman wears a special headwear, and watches a life sized video of a bowler come in to bowl, and at the moment he releases the ball in the video, a real cricket ball comes out of a hole in the screen, where his hand would release the ball. The machine behind the screen can control speed, spin, swing, angles, everything that matches the bowler to his delivery... But the fun part is that the batsman's headset would blank his vision at the moment of release, teaching the brain to learn to read the micro signals, to learn *instinctively* how the ball *would* behave, without being able to see it. Which you really can't in. 4s. Absolutely genius.. And terrifying. 😏

[@Goatcha_M]

Its the 155 km/hs you have to worry about, especially as they tend to be more wild than the medium pacers at 130-140.

[@gamersplatform1574]

Pace is good but it can concede runs more easily and effortlessly than spin and mid

[@stephenhodgson3506]

It's all very well talking about helmets making the batsmen more aggressive but the greatest batsman of all time who averaged more than 50% than the next man, Don Bradman. He never wore a helmet and he was facing bowlers just as fast as today often on uncovered pitches which gave the pitch even more variation. If you go into more depth of the top ten batsmen in test cricket seven batted without a helmet. I you look at the next ten again seven batted before helmets were used.

[@npg68]

You guys gotta find footage of Andy Roberts and David Hookes.

[@inconvenienttruth1528]

Check out the Famous Gillette Cup final. Western Australia verses Queensland. Dennis Lillee bowling to Viv Richards , Greg Chappell to get an impossible win. A very close shave...lol

[@damonarchary1582]

Anrich nortjie from sa is probably the current fastest dude

[@redrb26dett]

Just one point facing pace as a Englishman the greatest man to hold a bat is the late great don bradman he was having 90 mph balls aimed at is head one after another all day wearing a cloth cap and still knocking it out of the park.

[@brucelamberton8819]

When Punter was at his peak, he had the best short game in the world.

[@pn546]

Jeff Thompson and Dennis Lillee bowling on the WACA in the late 70's and 80's. Thomo was measured at 160kph but on the WACA i believe he was faster. Rod Marsh once placed steaks in his gloves keeping to these guys 1st slip end up closer to second third slip from the stink...

[@realhuman7908]

Kindly see tendulkar and sehwag giving upper cut to world's fastest bowler shoob akhter. Also see harbhajan singh hitting same bowler for a straight 6.

[@Goatcha_M]

You should watch the Bodyline miniseries, get an idea of the dangers of pace before helmets.

[@NxDoyle]

It's bounce, it's the state of the pitch, it's the age of the ball, it's the vibe of the thing. It's...no, it's the vibe.

[@stevetreloar3129]

Jeff Thomson, best yorker...the toe crusher!!!

[@pipco121234]

Biggest mistake it’s to guess or predetermine the ball, you’d last an over if you’re lucky, you have to wait to see the release from the hand 🏏

[@ishaanagarwal2220]

English men researching & training hard against fast bowlers Meanwhile spinners : lmma clear you up with 40mph Jokes apart,This stuff is really cool, Would love to see more of cricket tutorials

[@nedeast6845]

fair point....but the England season starts far too early, April, when it is damp and green. Spinners in England only have effect towards September/October after a dry summer

[@asderven]

Can bowling machines spin the bowl like a bowler? Just curious, as the sport develops, if the spin machines are not there, than the quality of the batsmen will depend on the quality of the spin bowlers they faced while growing up.

[@opblitz623]

@@asdervenbowling machines can spin the ball

[@bashab3098]

They can’t promise your safety because what gets you hurt is misjudging where to move .

[@leybaker2349]

I faced 6 yourkers in 1over all landed size of dinner plate and quick, VERY hard to do , bowler told me later that it was the hardest thing he had ever done. He bowled around 130 klm. you must not forget the batsman has to face hours of facing them, not like baseball just a few minutes. Read Sir Donald Bradman's story, V England all day scored 300 by himself not out.

[@sharadam3014]

Yeah Gabe you can react if you know the length early but the swing and seam movement is tuf to predict.

[@sharadam3014]

Hi ASJADDDDDDDDDDDD

[@lastmanstanding8992]

*That Windian guy was Joel Garner I reckon he wasn't giant but he is the best bowler I have read or came across on web he was part of 4 horsemen. Plz react to Compton cri club😳*

[@lastmanstanding8992]

@@shaundgb7367 yeah sorry I think it's Malcolm Marshall which is considered best of all time. I get confused between Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall. I don't have much memory of cri before 2003 and 2004.

[@lastmanstanding8992]

@@shaundgb7367 yeah I know I only started after 2003 world cup I don't have much memory of childhood before that but when I meet uncles in our relations or my dad they only talk of Windians players my dad only talks about viv Richards. While others say Windian were so strong India even couldn't get out their openers like Desmond haynes and Gordon greenidge. I had to look at web coz I have no idea what these oldies were talking.

[@lastmanstanding8992]

@@shaundgb7367 I can't comment much on that era but I read once Gavaskar scored massively in Windies crushing Windian bowling attacked and Indian crowd gathered at Mumbai airport and he was welcomed like he was freedom fighter 😁 I think Windies cri started declining and Aus took off and grabbed the baton. Yeah India wasn't much in the picture then WC win definitely surprised the world as earlier WC India was knocked quite early didn't win a single match as far I remember*

[@charliegeorge9393]

@@lastmanstanding8992 The only team to get close to the Windies in the 80's was Pakistan. And that is before Akram and Younis.

[@shanegates678]

Yorkers are a bad ball to try to bowl frequently because a terrible delivery is just short and full either side. A Yorker bowled too full is a full toss and easily dispatched. A Yorker bowled too short is a half volley. Also easily dispatched. Best catch the batsman unaware with an occasional attempt rather than give too many runs away. The art of bowling is most frequently the suprise.

[@gamortie]

Try a tennis ball, with electrical tape on half of the ball to help swing it

[@vaughanmayberry8513]

Like the guy said, the tennis ball seems to slow fractionally and guys- FEAR! The batsmen are padded up but they still get hurt regularly. 140 kph is average for a fast bowler. Batsmen can expect balls up to the high 140's from most bowlers. And pick up a cricket ball sometime. You don't want to be hit by one coming that fast.

[@sayanAcharjee]

A bad yorker becomes a full toss, the room for mistake is little

[@shayneramsay1388]

The fastest i have seen is Jeff Thomson, Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee, I always felt that Thommo was faster then the later 2. Imagine being Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford facing Harold Larwood with his only target is your head and you are not wearing a helmet as they weren't invented at the time.

[@EarlJohn61]

The fun comment from J. Thomson was about a day he was practicing in the nets at Adelaide oval and "this little old man, he must have been 60 years old, in a business suit turned up to watch... 'Do you mind if I have a try?' ... Na, go ahead. So he walked to the batting end, asked Greg for his bat and took guard! Dennis said, 'Cheeky chap, isn't he? Take it a bit easy on him.' So I let one go at about ¾ pace, 70mph or so, and it went straight back past me, HARD! So next ball I put some more on it, I'd guess it was about 84-86 and pitched it a bit shorter... hooked clean as you like! I was getting a bit pi**sd at this so I let the next one go at top pace, it bounced on the crease and he defended it easily. 'that's a bit better, don't hold back just cause I'm not dressed for it!' drifted back. Hell I didn't know what to think, then I remembered that Greg had once asked the Don, what was the most troublesome ball he ever faced. So I let the next one go... Aiming to hit off stump about ¾ the way up! The bigger drove it straight back at me... I found out later the little old man in the suit was 62 year old Sir Donald... He still had the skills!'

[@shayneramsay1388]

@@EarlJohn61 That would of been so funny to see

[@anthonys.2365]

70-80’s West Indies…Holding, Garner, Marshall, Roberts 70-80’s Australia…Thomson, Lillee 90’s Pakistan…Akram, Younis Notables…Hadlee, Khan, Patterson, Ambrose, Walsh, Donald, Tyson, Steyn

[@charliegeorge9393]

England Harmison, Hogggard, Flintoff Jones. The best England fast bowling attack Ive saw. If Graeme Swann didn't piss off Duncan Fletcher on tour in South Africa 5 years earlier he would've been the spinner over Giles and the attack would've been brutal.

[@varunmohan3760]

Guys you need to review the New Zealand squad for the England tour.

[@damienmccarthy3705]

I suggest you watch Jeff Thomson scaring top class batsmen to death pre-helmet days....