T20 and England

[Wellred]

Can our resident Cricket expert please explain to me why Malinga can get away with chucking every time he bowls?

[Filo]

I always say that's not bowling, but some one has obviously deemed it legal

By the way, it not T20 today, it's ODI

[timdrfc]

Seems afew Sri Lankans chuck it too me, then there's Murlitharan, changed the rules to keep him in the game

[Wellred]

Don't know why he bothers running up to the wicket. He might as well just stand there and throw it.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

One of the Aussies chucks it as well although less obvious. Wouldn't be allowed a few years ago.

[Wellred]

It's that blatant it's laughable.

[GM-MarkB]

Matt Prior might be struggling to get his Test place back after Buttler's knock.....outstanding

[GazLaz]

His arm is straight, it's not a throw.

[roversontheup]

it's not a throw as his arm is straight.  It's the angle that makes it look like a throw.  Must be hard to deal with until you get used to it.

[Wellred]

There is no way his arm is straight.
At the point of release it might be straight but there is no other way to throw/bowl a ball.
Have you you ever tried throwing anything with a bent arm? It is impossible.

[GM-MarkB]

He's allowed 15 degrees

[Lytham Rover]

Malinga is a player who would have been coached to bowl "normally" if he had been brought up in england
As it is he bowled instinctively and apparently coached 'liberally'
And he is a throw back to when all bowlers bowled round arm
I believe he bowls fair the problem is that when he bowls it comes at such a low trajectory and with amazing control that he can be virtually unplayable

[mrfrostsdad]

His arm is straight.
As is Mitchell Johnson's, who is the Aussie you're thinking about.
Murali was different. Apparently he had a deformed wrist which was why he bowled with the action he did.

What did all 3 have in common?? The English batsmen didn't have a ferkin clue when they faced them

[since-1969]

Uh?  :chair:football forum !

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I'm not convinced

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnju_lP88Uc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnju_lP88Uc</a>

When I was coached, if there was a kink in the arm and it wasn't a smooth action, a bowl became a sling.

Times have moved on although there has been some wierd and wonderful actions in the past.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvKEs-aSd0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvKEs-aSd0</a>

[Milepostuk]

At school we used to get slated by our games teacher if our arm didn't go over our shoulders!