eric le roi
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Thing is though, 2800rpm sounds a lot, but if the ball takes 1 second to travel, that's only about 45 revs.
The funny thing is, I noticed on Sky's jazzy new rev-counter that Agar was getting it spinning way faster... he was up around 2,800 rpm (I actually never realised they got anything like that many revs before they brought this new tech in!). Just shows that there's a lot more to it than just how fast you can make it spin!
Bit of a silly review that. It just looked out, lucky to even be umpires call.
eh? Of course they do mean a lot. The more you put on the ball, the more you get out of the pitch. Another reason Swann is excellent is that he gets natural driftRevs means feck all to be honest. Only lefties will ahve problems here. Swann seems to be getting that random nude ball to go straight which the commentators call the 'arm ball'.
Smith could have used these conditions well but he can't land anything accurately enough.
Still think 45 revs per second sounds fast!Thing is though, 2800rpm sounds a lot, but if the ball takes 1 second to travel, that's only about 45 revs.
They can't be measuring the revs out of the hand either. At Trent Bridge there were consistently lower revs being shown now this pitch is spinning and turning suddenly all spinners are putting more revs on the ball, bollocks.Revs means feck all to be honest. Only lefties will ahve problems here. Swann seems to be getting that random nude ball to go straight which the commentators call the 'arm ball'.
Smith could have used these conditions well but he can't land anything accurately enough.
Still think 45 revs per second sounds fast!
2,300 I've seen quoted.anyone know how many 'revs' murali used to get?
Thanks2,300 I've seen quoted.
Murali was a wrist spinner, not a finger spinnerThanks
Thats seems low, given he was probably the most prodigious finger spinner the game has ever seen.
Murali was a wrist spinner, not a finger spinner
You're probably biased. Swann's the best spinner in the world atmSwanny has a pretty fast action for a finger spinner. Its more of a flick action than an arm arcing drive. I still think he's a massively overrated spinner, but then again I am Australian .
The funny thing is, I noticed on Sky's jazzy new rev-counter that Agar was getting it spinning way faster... he was up around 2,800 rpm (I actually never realised they got anything like that many revs before they brought this new tech in, tbf). Just shows that there's a lot more to it than just how fast you can make it spin!
my bad, i meant wrist but finger came out!Murali was a wrist spinner, not a finger spinner
No he wasn't. He was regularly below 2000 while Swann averages around 2300.
Smith had it close to 3000 for a bit but he can't control the ball at all.
quaility of spinners right now well below previous generations. That being said, Swann is quite exceptional amongst a mediocre peer group.Swanny has a pretty fast action for a finger spinner. Its more of a flick action than an arm arcing drive. I still think he's a massively overrated spinner, but then again I am Australian .
quaility of spinners right now well below previous generations. That being said, Swann is quite exceptional amongst a mediocre peer group.
Lol or he's just maybe a bit better. But oyur right I can't even name a good spinner these days. RAOS and LAOS is just a 'can bowl a bit' art and leg spin seems to have nearly died as well.
I'm completely unstarstruck except when I got a chance to talk to Charlie George, who was surprised to hear I remembered his spawny goal v Newcastle that might have won us the league (he hadn't forgotten either).Course you would, Pete. No way you'd bug the shit out of them and then betexting your mateson red cafe telling everybody about who you'd just been chatting to in the pub!
Lets be honest, the guy is a blatant chuckerAjmal and Swann would be good in any generation, Shillingford is quite useful as well as is Herath. Not the quality of Murali and Warne but still good cricketers.
Agar was consistently at around 2000rpm. Perhaps your thinking of Smith who at least made it into the red on the counter more than once every few overs.The funny thing is, I noticed on Sky's jazzy new rev-counter that Agar was getting it spinning way faster... he was up around 2,800 rpm (I actually never realised they got anything like that many revs before they brought this new tech in, tbf). Just shows that there's a lot more to it than just how fast you can make it spin!
I saw the rev counter hit 2,800. Though it did vary a lot for him.No he wasn't. He was regularly below 2000 while Swann averages around 2300.
See, there we go. You've clearly been dying for some human interaction for years, so that you can pass on the fact that you met some no-mark ex-gooner once. I bet he fobbed you off with a story about having to be somewhere after about 30 seconds too.I'm completely unstarstruck except when I got a chance to talk to Charlie George, who was surprised to hear I remembered his spawny goal v Newcastle that might have won us the league (he hadn't forgotten either).