Well done Brett Lill-Lee

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

How good is that great man Dennis Lillee? How good is our coaching of the players at the highest level?

These are the two questions I ask myself after the massive turnaround in the bowling form of Brett Lee. Leeroy looked all at sea a few short weeks ago when he went for 83 runs (FFS) in one match. I and many others quite rightly called for his head but in recent matches Brett has finally done the right thing...

1. Bowling from stump to stump
2. A significant change in the difference of pace of his slower and quicker balls. His slower ball is coming out a lot quicker it seems and this makes it harder for the batsmen to pick. I never thought I would see the day that I would witness Blee bowling a batsman with the slower nut.
3.He's pitching it up...at last.

Could it be that DK Lillee has taught this naturally gifted athlete the mental side of bowling? Why can't our coaching panel do the same? Come on JB, how about earning your money and talking to the players instead of sitting in front of the VDU and the wagon wheels? After all, we don't want the wheels to fall off.

regards,

REB

― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Monday, 9 February 2004 03:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard on the radio that Lillee adviced B Lee to bowl off the long run in the nets. This seems to have resovled the no-ball issue.

JB comes out of this looking like a useless twit. HOw could he not think of something so obvious? It makes you wonder what he is there for.

― powwow (powwow), Monday, 9 February 2004 05:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Does anyone know the details of JB's playing background? If he never played at a reasonably high level it may explain why he seems to miss stuff that ought to be fairly obvious, like the run-up issue.

― ojitarian (ojitarian), Monday, 9 February 2004 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

also using his head (for once) and out-thinking batsmen via tactics. about bloody time!

― Cleavy, Monday, 9 February 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

More likely someone else has told him what to do, Nath.

After all, he couldn't even realise for himself that his line was off . . .

― tailender (tailender), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 07:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Er...he probably could but didn't know why. Trying to bowl flat out all the time instead of slightly within himself is my bet.

regards,

REB

― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, that should have read " . . . his length . . . "

And he didn't know that until Ponting phoned him and explained it.

― tailender (tailender), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 07:51 (twenty-one years ago)

if Punter is phoning him then it must be his line.

regards,

REB

PS - sorry!

;)

― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Thursday, 12 February 2004 01:28 (twenty-one years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.