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Old 27-12-2007, 11:39 PM in reply to Rachael's post starting "My understanding was that Collingwood..."
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My understanding was that Collingwood (like most competent seamers) had was able to bowl at 80 mph even before finding the "extra yard" of pace: I believe he's now quite capable of hitting the mid 80s now.
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Old 28-12-2007, 11:40 AM in reply to Ernest's post starting "No I think you have lost the plot here..."
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This attitude could explain why Devon Malcolm could take 9 South African wickets, and find hisself dropped not long after, he was a natural wicket taker who could go for runs, but coaching would have taken yards of his pace.
I remember that. Illy wanted to change his bowling action so it conformed to the MCC coaching manual. To be fair to Malcolm he did what Illy wanted but found he couldnt hit the net or bowl faster than 60mph. As he than reverted to his natural action Illy was reluctant to play him
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