100 mph Tait

[Lord]

ofcourse pace matters.but not more than accuracy.Tait was accurate too.if he wasnt,he'd been clobbered.wat i hate is picking guys who r not onsistent with lines n lengths,just bcoz they bowl 140

[achilles]

some of the english bowlers are quite quick as well. but ur right, australia is in a class of its own when it comes to fast bowlers. this lot can be genuinely called the quickest of all time. even faster than WI bowlers of the 70s and 80s. Can india at least produce a single 135+k bowler???:haha:

Produce? Yes. Sustain? No.

[The Outsider]

Was outbowled by Irfan Pathan at Perth in the format which matters.

[The Outsider]

Just noticed he also had the worst economy rate among the Australian bowlers. :hysterical:

[Hur Rizvi]

Watched the replay. ****ing amazing stuff. Forget the speed guns - what was noteworthy was that when Yardy came out to bat at 3, he could barely see the ball. He didn't offer a shot to a straight ball from Tait, and his reaction suggested he couldn't even pick it up at that pace. Shoaib and Lee may have similar numbers on a speed gun, but they've rarely ever produced a spell where multiple batsmen are that late on the ball, or struggle to even sight it.

See shoaibs spell against Australia at sharjah on youtube Where even the likes of gilchrist , Waugh brothers , Langer , Hayden were unable to see the ball because of sheer pace of SHOAIB AKHTAR [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ycl4X7ptk]YouTube- Shoaib Akhtar v Ricky Ponting (" Fastest Over Ever Bowled " - Langer)[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Yso55HLjk]YouTube- Shoaib Akhtar At His Best 5 for 21 V Australia 2002[/ame]

[The Outsider]

Phhhaasshhht bowler Akhtar being spanked for a boundary per ball. 90+ mph

[EnterTheVoid]

Phhhaasshhht bowler Akhtar being spanked for a boundary per ball. 90+ mph

The phaaaster he bowls, the phaster the bowl races to the boundary :rotfl:

[Pak_Fan_4_Eva]

Nice to see Akhtar bowling at his fastest. Going for runs isn`t such a big matter. He`s a class act and will come back at the Aussies tomorrow Insh`Allah

[Guest Hiten.]

Nice to see Akhtar bowling at his fastest. Going for runs isn`t such a big matter. He`s a class act and will come back at the Aussies tomorrow Insh`Allah

What is then ? Teasing the clock guns ?

[Pak_Fan_4_Eva]

^Yeah. Every bowler gets hit one time or the other. Shoaib`s speed was the main issue which, thankfully, seems to be resolved now. As i mentioned before, he`ll make a comeback tomorrow Insh`Allah

[King Tendulkar]

^ He would bowl better wearing a sports bra imo!

[Chorazin Reto]

Whilst pace is a valuable tool it lacks unless coupled with accuracy, Akhtar was definitely fast, but short and wide and got punished for it. Tait's best delivery i thought was his slower ball to remove Umar Akmal, shows hes not just running in and bowling as fast as possible but has a plan and is trying to mix it up.

[DomainK]

Nice to see Akhtar bowling at his fastest. Going for runs isn`t such a big matter. He`s a class act and will come back at the Aussies tomorrow Insh`Allah

Going for runs is not such a big matter for Akhtar, not scoring runs is not such a big matter Shoaib. Just be phaaasttt and beaasssstttt.

[achilles]

9.6 Johnson to Umar Akmal, no run, 145.6 kph, good line and good length, Umar blocks his first ball back to the bowler Now even Johnson's touching 90mph! Smart changes of pace, but when you have a surprise 90mpher in your armoury, it does help, doesn't it? Freddie was touching 90MPH in the recent Ashes on half a leg. We really have a long way to go, I feel.

[Mr. Wicket]

um, Johnson touching 90 mph is nothing new. Have you actually watched him bowl in the past, or just followed CI commentary?

[achilles]

um' date=' Johnson touching 90 mph is nothing new. Have you actually watched him bowl in the past, or just followed CI commentary?[/quote'] You know what I'm talking about. I see nothing wrong in quoting an instance someone touch that pace again today. You conveniently chose to skip the wider issue.

[Mr. Wicket]

"Now even Johnson's touching 90mph!" My point was that Johnson has been hitting said pace for a long time, and this is nothing new. You either misrepresented your argument or just had no clue what you were saying. Perhaps both. Try and understand what you're writing first, then start critiquing others' posts.

[achilles]

"Now even Johnson's touching 90mph!" My point was that Johnson has been hitting said pace for a long time, and this is nothing new. You either misrepresented your argument or just had no clue what you were saying. Perhaps both. Try and understand what you're writing first, then start critiquing others' posts.

You are being selective in targetting one aspect of the post and ignoring the wider context, i.e., even someone like Mitchell (who is not an out-and-out pacer) is touching 90mph along with the likes of Harris and an injured Freddie Flintoff. This post of yours proves it. Keep one-on-one's to the inbox. Thanks :icflove:

[Guest Gunner]

You are being selective in targetting one aspect of the post and ignoring the wider context' date=' i.e., [b']even someone like Mitchell (who is not an out-and-out pacer) is touching 90mph along with the likes of Harris and an injured Freddie Flintoff. This post of yours proves it. Keep one-on-one's to the inbox. Thanks :icflove:

Please define an out and out pacer.

[achilles]

Brett Lee, Dale Steyn and don't laugh - Shoaib Akhtar.