No-one can accuse him of Malinga-ing
Malinga takes 4 wickets in 4 balls
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Very nice
I think what makes him so good is the fact that he slings the ball instead of bowling it, meaning that it only bounces about 2 inchess off the ground, either breaking your toes or destroying the stumps
I think what makes him so good is the fact that he slings the ball instead of bowling it, meaning that it only bounces about 2 inchess off the ground, either breaking your toes or destroying the stumps
Malinga the Slinga
Still skeptical about whether it's legal.
Still skeptical about whether it's legal.
You're implying a Sri Lankan bowler might be chucking?
Outrageous
Outrageous
His hair. Oh god, his horrible horrible hair...
Not the first time this year that hilarity, revulsion and panic have been induced among cricket fans by Hair.
So how many times did the umpire give the finger to Malinga?
Thing is, if I was allowed to stand 3 yards away from the stumps and throw the ball, I'd fancy my chances of getting 4 wickets. There would be no difference between my achievement and Malinga's - both would (should) be illegal. Glad to see Safrica edge it
His action is unconventional, but legal
Its Murali that chucks the ball
Its Murali that chucks the ball
Well there's no doubt about Murali (though if someone's going to get away with cheating, they might as well do it for Lancs!) chucking it, hell they even had to change the rules of the game for him.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PnzLrNdw2Do
Pause at 2:00 min and observe Malinga's hair. Looks like some one threw up on his head and he didn't bother enough to wash it.
Pause at 2:00 min and observe Malinga's hair. Looks like some one threw up on his head and he didn't bother enough to wash it.
Malingering minger, Malinga
As a swinger's a swindling slinger,
He throws the thing thoroughly
Like mo'fecking Muraly,
Thank God the gay gimp's not a ginger.
As a swinger's a swindling slinger,
He throws the thing thoroughly
Like mo'fecking Muraly,
Thank God the gay gimp's not a ginger.
Why is it illegal?
The cockheads are calling it a double hatrick on the news here. Cockheads.
Apparently they have low flying rabid bats in Sri Lanka so they are trained from birth to keep their arm bent when raised in the air.
Probably
Well done Slinga! Worked wonders in keeping me ahead at the fantasy league table too
Standard cricketing parlance.
Merv! Merv! The Victorian! Stick it up yer arse Toney Greig! Merv!
Im sorry Brad, how the feck is Malingas action illegal?!? Just because the action of his bowling arm does not start in front of his body, does not mean its illegal.
fecking hell can you not understand the word 'should'? His action isn't illegal in that his arm is straight (although I've seen deliveries where his arm is bent then straightens), but I detest his side arm bowling. For one it looks awful, second I think it can actually be a danger to the batsmen, and third if Malinga is successful with this action, and kids copy it around the world, cricket will be a poorer game for it. They've banned underarm bowling, I'd go further and say the release of the ball must occur above the line of the shoulder
Cricket is a poorer game(although not literally) due to ODI's.
Malinga's action is quite superb...Thomson had a similar action...great to finally see a fast bowler doing well.
Malinga's action is quite superb...Thomson had a similar action...great to finally see a fast bowler doing well.
Imagine a test cricket world cup...that would be amazing. No league shit, just a straight cup competition, shouldn't take longer than a normal test series.
Yes and my idea was they could play ODI in the end to to sort out the drawn test matches.
Is he the one that looks like he could well be the slightly better tanned, long lost brother of a certain caf mod ?
how can people say that malinga's action is illegal? it may not be so prevalent now, but the slinging action has been around for ages. even jeff thompson had one...
True...No money in it though....atleast thats what it seems now.We're going the other way with this 20-20 nonsense.There's a World Cup next year.
This is quite a good idea which is why it probably won't happen.
Ooh test world cup would be awesome, but it would only really be limited to 8 countries. (Even though Bangladesh have test status, they have not really done much with it!)
These slingers seem to get the best out of reversing the ball. Others like Shoiab, Waqar, Agarkar and a few more...have a similar slinging rythm on release though not as pronounced.
I know, but it's bollocks isn't it.
i havent a clue what this thread is about....
chucking??? is some one vomiting?
ODI??
underarm bowling?
my head hurts, im going for a lie down.....
chucking??? is some one vomiting?
ODI??
underarm bowling?
my head hurts, im going for a lie down.....
IMVHO we should open a seperate forum for the Hurling finals.
Ball 1,2,3= First hatrick
Ball 2,3,4= Second hatrick
But yes, its not quite 6 consecutive wickets.
Mind you if Rooney bags 4 against the rent boys in a couple of weeks I'll claim that as a double hat-trick.
