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- Feb 2, 20251h 3m
Speed + angle + accuracy: a lookback at some modern fast bowling spells
Can a bowler find a way to exploit a batter's anatomy and his movements? England did it to Bradman and Co. in the Bodyline series in 1932-33 but modern bowlers have tried a variation of this strategy too and turned in unforgettable spells. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: The essence of Bodyline Wahab Riaz v Watson in Adelaide, 2015 The left-armer's unusual advantage when cramping the right-handers Mitchell Johnson's spell from hell at the Gabba in 2013 Why it is relatively easy for a batter to leave some short balls compared to others Tendulkar v red hot Australian pace in Ahmedabad in 2011 Allan Donald v Mike Atherton, Trent Bridge, 1998 The disadvantage of the back-and-across movement for right-hand batters Wasim Akram v Rahul Dravid, Chennai, 1999 Fearless: Mohinder Amarnath memoir - Amazon Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Prashant DP (@prashantdptweet) | Medium --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Wahab Riaz spell v Watson - YouTube Mohammad Amir to Watson - YouTube Mitchell Johnson at the Gabba, 2013 - YouTube How the summer of Johnson changed cricket - ESPNcricinfo Allan Donald v Mike Atherton, Trent Bridge, 1998 - YouTube Allan Donald fast bowling masterclass - YouTube Wasim Akram v Dravid, Chennai, 1999 - YouTube India. Pakistan. Chennai. 1999 - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - ESPNcricinfo
- Jan 6, 20251h 11m
Australia's triumph, India's muddle: Australia v India, 5th Test review
We review the fifth Test between Australia and India in Sydney where Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a thrilling three-day win. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Australia's superior bowling depth wins the day The remarkable Mr Boland India's muddled approach to this series: neither batting heavy nor bowling heavy Why didn't India trust their fast bowlers enough to play 4 each Test? The futility of picking two spinners in these conditions Jasprit Bumrah's steep workload; Siraj's tireless spells Are Rohit and Kohli both in decline or is there a way back for them? A series full of electric bowling Rishabh Pant's mad max half-century Prasidh Krishna's promise of steepling bounce The end of an era of magnificent India-Australia series Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh (@cornerd) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Australia Regain The Border-Gavaskar Trophy After A Decade - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack India’s BGT report card - Sriram Veera - Indian Express Australia’s bowlers batter India to keep home fires burning for World Championship tilt - Geoff Lemon - Guardian India dismantle England in lop-sided finale: India v England, 5th Test review - 81allout podcast archive
- Jan 1, 20251h 5m
Australia too good in Melbourne special: Australia v India, 4th Test review
We review the fourth Test between Australia and India at Melbourne. Australia went 2-1 ahead after a special win. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: A series where the first 40 overs is vastly different to the second 40 Why are India hesitant to play a fourth fast bowler? India's issue with four tailenders - and Australia's advantage in the lower order The Sam Konstas decision - and the hat tip to Bumrah Nathan Lyon's first-innings v second-innings effectiveness in Australia Jasprit Bumrah's mastery over the new and old ball Siraj and Akash Deep: impressive yet unlucky Rohit Sharma's struggles over his last 6 Tests Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Australia 2-1 Up As India's Hedge Fails - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack Sam Konstas makes debut to remember - Geoff Lemon - Guardian Rohit on Bumrah's bowling workloads: 'We've been very careful' - Alagappan Muthu - ESPNcricinfo Nitish Kumar Reddy’s father: ‘No one used to know my name outside my town, but now in Australia people are asking selfies’ - Sriram Veera - Indian Express
- Dec 19, 202456 min
Rain saves India, Ashwin bids goodbye: Australia v India, 3rd Test review
We review the the third Test between Australia and India at Brisbane. Australia piled on 445 but rain helped India keep the series at 1-1. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: India's decision to persist with four bowlers an an allrounder The need for insurance in the lower order against Australia's attack Akash Deep's incisive spells with little reward India's multipronged. issues with their transition Rohit and Kohli: poor form or slowing reflexes. Or mostly bad luck? Pat Cummins: the master of seam and length Jasprit Bumrah's ability to create jeopardy at will R Ashwin's decision to retire midway through the series Ashwin's astonishing strike rate and the legacy he leaves behind Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Ashwin :the great problem-solver who played cricket for cricket's sake - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo Ashwin retires - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack The Encyclopedist - Gideon Haigh - Cricket et al. (subscription) How Ashwin remained a committed cricketer and a team man till his sudden and surprising exit - Sriram Veera - Indian Express
- Dec 9, 20241h 6m
Starc and Co. deliver pink ball masterclass: Australia v India, 2nd Test review
We review the the second Test between Australia and India at Adelaide. Australia drew level with a handsome 10-wicket win. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Mitchell Starc: the pink ball master Australia's bowling depth to the fore in day-night Test India's selection hedges come back to bite them Is it time to go back to picking five specialist bowlers? Travis Head: a right royal headache for India Australia thrive on a pitch with true bounce Has the Harshit Rana experiment run its course? The Nitish Reddy puzzle: he is offering lower-order runs with the bat but little with the ball Ashwin's fine spell on a pitch that offered nothing for him Pat Cummins' deadly bouncers Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Australia square the series - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View substack Sanjay Manjrekar: Kohli has 'serious technical issue' that he can't find solution to - ESPNcricinfo Travis Head brings the South Australia feelgood factor to make India suffer - Geoff Lemon - Guardian Give it up for 2024: Test cricket has had few better years - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo 81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: Preview | Adelaide | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
- Nov 28, 20241h 23m
It's Bumrah's world: Australia v India, 1st Test review
We review the the first Test between Australia and India at Perth - a remarkable game where the ball dominated the bat... until it did not. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: The significance (and surprise) of India's 295-run victory at Perth The toss advantage, and how India made the most of it Watching a game live at Perth - and how different it was Is a Test match in Australia now like a destination wedding for Indians? Jasprit Bumrah's latest greatest spell The lengths from hell: what makes Bumrah so good Jaiswal's range of strokeplay Rishabh Pant's keeping and the wide area he opens up for the slips The Kohli industrial complex Nitish's Reddy's impressive debut KL Rahul's technique against the moving ball Australia's top order problems Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: India beat Australia by 295 runs - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View Substack Bumrah post-match press conference - YouTube Bumrah dominates Australia in the first test match, a breakdown - Jomboy Media - YouTube Australia's mission improbable: crack Jasprit Bumrah's genius in 10 days - Barney Ronay - Guardian To watch cricket at the ground or on TV? It’s complicated - 81allout podcast 81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: Preview | Adelaide | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
- Nov 18, 202459 min
Five Tests, so many possibilities: Australia v India series preview
We preview the upcoming five-Test series between Australia and India. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: The marketing of the India v Australia rivalry: and its evolution over the years The profusion of India-Australia cricket in the last 25 years - and the relative dearth in the 15 years prior The influence of Kerry Packer on modern cricket commentary The legends around the Australian teams from the past: rugged, macho, sleek, hyper-efficient The IPL effect: and how it is much harder to hype this current Australian team The importance of Jasprit Bumrah through the five Tests The potential XI for both sides for Perth: will India go with Reddy or Prasidh? Australia's own ageing problem - and how it could soon catch up with them A great chance for many young Indians to leave a mark on the series Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: The day Kerry Packer tore apart Nine anchor Mark Nicholas - Fox Sports Why Australia vs India is Test cricket's premier rivalry - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo 81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: Preview | Adelaide | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
- Nov 4, 20241h 7m
A win to top all series wins: India v New Zealand, 3rd Test review
We review the third Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai where Ajaz Patel bowled New Zealand to an incredible win. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Is this the finest Test series win of all time? New Zealand overcome great odds in dream sequence The categories of outrage accompanying an Indian defeat The potency of left-arm spin in India Ajaz Patel's dream Test New Zealand's bowlers strike gold on tricky pitch To attack or to defend: India's batting dilemma Rohit Sharma's aggressive approach India's choice to not play four spinners in the final two Tests Ashwin v the sweeps: and what his length seems to suggest The intriguing possibilities ahead of the WTC final Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Black Caps' unseen challenges on the way to whitewash of India - Andrew Voerman - Stuff.co.nz Why rank turners actually reduce India's home advantage - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo India swept away by Ajaz Patel - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack A bad equilibrium - Harigovind S - Kohli and Kipling Substack
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