Bouncy track awaits India at Hamilton

[guju24]

i m looking forward to YUVI's batting...

[Anakin]

I say bring it on

[Anakin]

...... in bed?

[King]

Anyways kookaburra balls they use in New Zealand dies out quickly..stops swinging after few overs but it does offer reverse swing to fast bowlers.

The ball consistently swings in NZ. On the contrary, the seam on the ball lasts longer because of plush outfield and non abrasive decks. For the ball to reverse swing you need the outfield to be rough and pitch to be abrasive. There won't be much reverse swing but there will be plenty of swing in NZ conditions.

[Fontaine]

Anyways kookaburra balls they use in New Zealand dies out quickly..stops swinging after few overs but it does offer reverse swing to fast bowlers.

If it's overcast it'll swing longer. Last year the England bowlers got swing in the first 12-14 overs.

[Sachin_Rulez]

I just hope they don't produce the similar sub-standard pitch that we encountered last time. If we do, then whoever going to bowl first will have the big advantage.

[DomainK]

Now that SRT has coached Ishant, he is gonna rock NZ.

[Rajiv]

looking phorward to the uchalna khoodna 10 bucks says- its going to be a flat deck

[SachDan]

Kookaburra balls also doesn't have a pronounced seam.In fact seam of the ball hardly lasts for 20-25 ovs. Even though it swings more initially,it's a bowler's nightmare after that initial period.

[King]

We use Kookaburra balls for our club games. Every Tom, Dick and Harry swings it. It's not just the ball but the conditions that assist the swing bowling in NZ. Why do you think most NZ bowlers are swing bowlers and don't rely much on the pace? The balls swing for quite some time and the ball don't even wear out after 50 overs let alone 25. I think you will see in this test series it will swing more than it will seam. There is always something for bowlers in these conditions. There always is a bit of cloud cover and it will swing under the cloud. When it's hot and sunny you may not see much swing.

[SachDan]

We use Kookaburra balls for our club games. Every Tom' date=' Dick and Harry swings it. It's not just the ball but the conditions that assist the swing bowling in NZ. Why do you think most NZ bowlers are swing bowlers and don't rely much on the pace? The balls swing for quite some time and the ball don't even wear out after 50 overs let alone 25. I think you will see in this test series it will swing more than it will seam. There is always something for bowlers in these conditions. There always is a bit of cloud cover and it will swing under the cloud. [b']When it's hot and sunny you may not see much swing.

That's wat I'm trying to point out. If the conditions are not suitable for swing bowling,most fast bowlers will suffer with kookaburra balls as there won't be much seam movement to assist them. Ravi, are you sure these balls will hold it's shape till 50th over? If so then its nice.

[DomainK]

After the initial Sehwag assault, there wont be much difference left between Kookaburra and tennis balls.

[SachDan]

After the initial Sehwag assault' date=' there wont be much difference left between Kookaburra and tennis balls.[/quote'] :haha::haha:

[King]

That's wat I'm trying to point out. If the conditions are not suitable for swing bowling,most fast bowlers will suffer with kookaburra balls as there won't be much seam movement to assist them. Ravi, are you sure these balls will hold it's shape till 50th over? If so then its nice.

The balls don't usually go out of shape. The shine may get a bit dull but if you look after the ball the shine will last even after 60 overs. In the two day games we play we are able to maintain shine till 70 overs particularly early summer.

[bharat297]

King depending on the level you play .. you might be using a 2 piece instead of a 4 piece ... It affects the swing generated.

[King]

King depending on the level you play .. you might be using a 2 piece instead of a 4 piece ... It affects the swing generated.

The last time we used a two piece was when we were 13 year olds :winky:. Don't want to get into details but we use similar balls that used by the blokes at domestic/international cricket. Doesn't matter it's a four piece or a two piece we can swing the ball here. Have you played in these conditions?

[guju24]

NZ/AUS/SA/ENG where bowlers swing the ball easily in air bez of the condition but in subcontinent bez of the condition, ground and flat pitch they get more reverse swing...there ball get easily get scratched...basically, the swing is not depend on the ball, its the condition and bowler's talent lolz...