vvvslaxman Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3497399.ece Attack is the best form of defence GREG CHAPPELL History shows that the team with the best bowling attack generally wins, says Greg Chappel Cricket Australia is on the hunt for a fast bowling coach to replace Craig McDermott who was forging a reputation as an elite coach to match the one he earned as a bowler at the highest level. No doubt a lot of bowling coaches would love to have the job. Who wouldn't, with a crop of youngsters coming through the system to join the likes of Harris, Hilfenhaus, Siddle and Johnson? Unfortunately, most of the good coaches are already taken. History shows that the team with the best bowling attack generally wins. Batsmen set games up, but it is the bowlers who must win Tests by taking 20 wickets. OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD Australia is well set to build an attack that will stand it in good stead for a number of years. With a busy international schedule, it will be necessary to have six to seven bowlers on the go at any one time. Injury is an occupational hazard for the heavy-lifters of the game so ÃØorkload management' is fast becoming the buzzword around fast bowlers. I have no doubt Cricket Australia will go through an extensive search for McDermott's replacement, for it cannot be complacent about the development of this bowling squad. Harris has long-term injury concerns and the likes of James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc and Patrick Cummins have a lot of work to do before they are ready to fly solo. Michael Clarke has shown real flair as a leader and has demonstrated that he believes that attack is the best form of defence. His reading of the first Test in Barbados against the West Indies showed him to be a leader of mettle and someone who sees victory as the only option worth chasing. Clarke and Mickey Arthur will want whoever replaces McDermott to carry on his good work with the pace attack. McDermott's mantra was to pitch it up where it could swing and where lbw, bowled and caught behind the wicket were distinct wicket-taking options. The quickest way to discourage bowlers from this wicket-taking length is to set inappropriate fields or to panic at the first sign of balls being driven to the boundary. The biggest scourge of the modern game, in my opinion, is the deep point fieldsmen being used as run-savers as a matter of course. No bowler is going to pitch the ball up for long if his protection is square of the wicket. Even without saying a word, the captain is encouraging the bowler to bowl short if he resorts to defensive field settings. The other negative with this strategy is that it is easy for batsmen to get off strike if there is a big gap square of the wicket on the off-side. Any batsman worth his salt can drop the ball in front of him and scamper to the other end to ease the pressure. Having said that, there is more to bowling than just pitching the ball up; most elite batsmen can drive half-volleys. One has to be able to challenge the batsman to drive without presenting him with easy runs. James Anderson has been the best at doing this in recent years. GOOD STRATEGY The success of the Australian attack against India was predicated upon being able to bowl this attacking length with supporting fields for extended periods. Michael Clarke has shown that he prefers this method to boring batsmen out with back-of-a-length bowling. Ishant Sharma, for instance, would have been more potent on the recent tour of Australia if his default length had been a metre fuller. At the length he bowled, he allowed the Australian batsmen to play off the back foot with minimal risk. Umesh Yadav, on the other hand, looked more dangerous and was more successful, because he pitched the ball fuller. With guidance, he could become a very good bowler. It will be much tougher for the Australians in the next 18 months. With series against South Africa in Australia plus England and India away, they will undergo an intense examination of their skills.
bulbul Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 may be he learnt after relentless attack by Indian fans after 2007 debacle :giggle:
Texy Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 no sh1t Greg Sherlock...next thing he would be like giving middle finger is the best form of offense
Dravid_TheWall Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 He has always been a good coach. Just poor man management but he knows what it takes to make a good team.
vvvslaxman Posted June 8, 2012 Author Posted June 8, 2012 He has always been a good coach. Just poor man management but he knows what it takes to make a good team. He might have survived if it were any other captain despite his shortcomings. Look at Duncan Fletcher :cantstop: . He had to cross paths with a self-centered captain.
Dravid_TheWall Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 He might have survived if it were any other captain despite his shortcomings. Look at Duncan Fletcher :cantstop: . He had to cross paths with a self-centered captain. Duncan Fletcher is a crap coach. Haven't seen him say anything important to do anything. I do agree about Greg, he came across Dada :cantstop: Chappell said a lot of things that made sense to me. He wanted to improve the fielding big time in LOI but when in the 2007 we played the oldies, he said now it's a case of hoping they can score more or take more wickets to make up for the fielding deficit. Also on the SA tour he described the type of attack he wanted for test cricket. He said a bowler for swing, one for bounce, bowlers who use different angles of the crease. This might sound all obvious but he had a vision and wanted success but was impatient and a control freak to an extent. His presentation to the BCCI had some excellent material.
Vilander Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 Indians with our icons like hypocrite sachin tendlya and politician dada, dont deserve a straight forward man like Greg Chappell as a national coach. He made some bold moves, he got challenged by our political players, he started making mistakes. You need to be like Gary to survive in india, lurking in the shadows, but duncan seems to be taking it a bit too far, he seems to be sleeping underneath one.
Pagalpanti Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 Indians with our icons like hypocrite sachin tendlya and politician dada' date=' dont deserve a straight forward man like Greg Chappell as a national coach. He made some bold moves, he got challenged by our political players, he started making mistakes. You need to be like Gary to survive in india, lurking in the shadows,[b'] but duncan seems to be taking it a bit too far, he seems to be sleeping underneath one. :haha:
Lord Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Duncan Fletcher is a crap coach. Haven't seen him say anything important to do anything. I do agree about Greg, he came across Dada :cantstop: Chappell said a lot of things that made sense to me. He wanted to improve the fielding big time in LOI but when in the 2007 we played the oldies, he said now it's a case of hoping they can score more or take more wickets to make up for the fielding deficit. Also on the SA tour he described the type of attack he wanted for test cricket. He said a bowler for swing, one for bounce, bowlers who use different angles of the crease. This might sound all obvious but he had a vision and wanted success but was impatient and a control freak to an extent. His presentation to the BCCI had some excellent material. how do u know?
achilles Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 how do u know? Maybe Sree told him. Dravid_TheWall is perceived by many to be in regular touch with Sree.
Lord Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Maybe Sree told him. Dravid_TheWall is perceived by many to be in regular touch with Sree. I think hes Sree himself.recently was asking for bowling tips on ICF n listed all the problems that Sree has:cantstop:
achilles Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 I think hes Sree himself.recently was asking for bowling tips on ICF n listed all the problems that Sree has:cantstop: :giggle:
MCcricket Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Dhoni is the anti thesis to Greg, as Dhoni is the most defensive captain, wonder what would've happened if he was the captain with Greg as the coach, fireworks lol.
yoda Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 now he knows why some attacked him with chappalls. :hehe:
achilles Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Dhoni is the anti thesis to Greg' date=' as Dhoni is the most defensive captain, wonder what would've happened if he was the captain with Greg as the coach, fireworks lol.[/quote'] Actually, Dhoni is among the very few Indians that Greg speaks well about.
Executioner Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 how do u know? Duncan Fletcher is a crap coach. Haven't seen him say anything important to do anything. I do agree about Greg, he came across Dada :cantstop: Chappell said a lot of things that made sense to me. He wanted to improve the fielding big time in LOI but when in the 2007 we played the oldies, he said now it's a case of hoping they can score more or take more wickets to make up for the fielding deficit. Also on the SA tour he described the type of attack he wanted for test cricket. He said a bowler for swing, one for bounce, bowlers who use different angles of the crease. This might sound all obvious but he had a vision and wanted success but was impatient and a control freak to an extent. His presentation to the BCCI had some excellent material. abhijeet, daya pata lagao
Lord Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 abhijeet' date=' daya pata lagao[/quote'] kuch toh gadbad hai
CSK Fan Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Actually' date=' Dhoni is among the very few Indians that Greg speaks well about.[/quote'] Greg used to speak well about a lot of our legends too before he became coach. Its very easy to speak well about you people when you dont work with them. When you do, things change
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