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Old 10-03-2007, 09:47 PM in reply to pie_chucker's post starting "Hopefully Fletchers playing mind games!..."
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Originally Posted by pie_chucker
Panesar could well be our trump card if the pitches stay low and turn.
Are you sure? "Turn" certainly, but "low"? Yes, a low bounce might initially slow the scoring down, but batsmen from India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka are used to low, turning wickets and are likely to adapt to the conditions. Spinners rely on good bounce as well as turn to get wickets; somehow, I cannot see Panesar being that threatening to the likes of Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid, Yousuf, Jayawardane etc if the bounce is low. Even if the ball is 'pushed through', it might give the batsman enough time to come down the wicket since the low bounce reduces the risk of missing altogether and getting stumped.
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