Re: The Ashes.
I was discussing the Ashes yesterday with my two grandsons, both cricket bowlers. They were saying that the reason we tend to win in this country is the climate and how the pitch reacts, leaving touriists at more of a disavantage. The tables are turned when we Brits tour overseas. An eaxmple was during this last match at the WACA, the pitch as hard and cracked and if the seam of the ball hit a crack it deflected in a completely unexplained direction. Not a situation we can prepare for.Re: The Ashes.
Yes that is exactly what happens. Bowlers like James Anderson rely on some help from the pitch and so do our other quick bowlers. None of them have the sheer speed to real trouble on the hard wickets of Australia. It is also the same with the Batsmen, not used to playing on hard very quick wickets.Re: The Ashes.
My grandsons spend the winter bowling on indoor pitches, which keeps them physically fit, but indoor net practice does not allow for the vagaries of outdoor pitch surfaces on the different grounds. So practice all they may, it is not like the real thing.Re: The Ashes.
Indoor net practice is as near to a quick flat hard surface as anyone is likely to get and im sure that in the world of top class cricket there are different surfaces available. I went to indoor nets in the winter , but that was no real practice because as soon as you come onto grass you play your strokes about 10 mins too soon , ask your Grandson , but it at least did keep you flexible and was a good excuse for a Pint afterwards
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