Line &amp; Length

Stock · 132 kmhGood lengthAway seam

Opening Nibble

New ball, overcast morning. Land on a good length just outside off and let the seam do the work.

Target: Fourth stump · Good length
Threat: Outside edge
Weakness: Poor Against Away Seam

Hard · 138 kmhGood lengthNip-backer

Top of Off

Bowl him through the gate. Nip one back and clip the top of off stump.

Target: Top of off · Good length
Threat: Top of off
Weakness: Plays Across Line

Express · 145 kmhYorkerStraight

The Yorker

Death overs. Full and straight, under the bat — tiny margins.

Target: Middle stump · Yorker
Threat: Bowled
Weakness: Stuck Front Foot

Express · 148 kmhShortBouncer

The Bouncer

Short of a length. Rush the batter with pace and steep bounce at rib/head height.

Target: Body line · Short
Threat: Glove / top edge
Weakness: Struggles With Bounce

Stock · 134 kmhFullOutswinger

Classical Outswinger

Seam pointing to the slips. Fuller than a nibble — draw the drive, take the edge.

Target: Fourth stump · Full
Threat: Outside edge
Weakness: Hard Hands

Hard · 136 kmhFullInswinger

Trap the Pad

Angle it in from wide of the crease. Full, straight, in-swinging — bring LBW into play.

Target: Middle stump · Full
Threat: LBW
Weakness: Front Pad Across

Hard · 140 kmhBack of a lengthBouncer

Back of a Length

Hard length on a slower deck. Cramp the batter for room — up into the splice.

Target: Top of off · Back of a length
Threat: Cramped for room
Weakness: Late On Pace

Stock · 128 kmhGood lengthSkidder

Cross-Seam Skidder

Worn pitch, cross-seam grip. Skid it on low — punish the pull.

Target: Middle stump · Good length
Threat: Bowled
Weakness: Plays Across Line

Stock · 133 kmhGood lengthAway seam

The Channel

Six in a row in the corridor. Repeatability over variety — build pressure.

Target: Fourth stump · Good length
Threat: Sustained pressure
Weakness: Weak Leave Judgement

Dry · OverBowl →

Slower · 122 kmhBack of a lengthAway seam

Leg-Cutter

Roll the fingers down the seam on a dusty deck. Deviation away from the right-hander.

Target: Fourth stump · Back of a length
Threat: Outside edge
Weakness: Hard Hands

Slower · 118 kmhGood lengthNip-backer

Off-Cutter

Slower ball with grip. Bring one back into the right-hander.

Target: Top of off · Good length
Threat: Bowled
Weakness: Plays Across Line

Hard · 140 kmhGood lengthAway seam

Par 6

The Jaffa

Under lights, seam upright, kissing the top of off after landing on a length.

Target: Top of off · Good length
Threat: Top of off
Weakness: Poor Against Away Seam

Express · 145 kmhFullInswinger

Reverse Inswinger

Old ball, 45th over. Rough side out, shine kept on the other. At express pace the seam inverts the wake — the ball hoops back in late.

Target: Middle stump · Full
Threat: LBW
Weakness: Poor Against Inswing

Hard · 138 kmhBack of a lengthAway seam

Wobble Seam

Scrambled seam, back of a length. No committed swing shape — the seam lottery does the work off the pitch.

Target: Fourth stump · Back of a length
Threat: Outside edge
Weakness: Poor Against Away Seam

Slower · 118 kmhFullSkidder

Knuckle Ball

T20 death. Two knuckles behind the seam, killed revs, dropped 15 km/h. Batter's already through the swing.

Target: Middle stump · Full
Threat: Bowled
Weakness: Chases Width

Hard · 142 kmhBack of a lengthBouncer

Heavy Ball

Back of a length, angled into the ribs. Big, tall bowler pushing off the pitch into the splice.

Target: Body line · Back of a length
Threat: Glove / top edge
Weakness: Struggles With Bounce

Stock · 134 kmhFullInswinger

Stock Inswinger

New ball to a front-foot player. Shape it in from a fourth-stump start and hit him on the front pad.

Target: Fourth stump · Full
Threat: LBW
Weakness: Front Pad Across

Slower · 132 kmhYorkerStraight

Wide Yorker

T20 death, off-side field. Take the pace off, aim for the bootlaces just outside the tramline.

Target: Wide channel · Yorker
Threat: Cramped for room
Weakness: Chases Width

Slower · 122 kmhShortBouncer

Slow Bouncer

Death overs bluff. Same action, cutter grip, ball climbs slowly — batter's committed early.

Target: Middle stump · Short
Threat: Glove / top edge
Weakness: Late On Pace

Stock · 132 kmhGood lengthStraight

Leg-Side Strangle

Left-arm-around angle, tight leg-stump line, fielders squared up. Choke the boundary options.

Target: Leg stump · Good length
Threat: Sustained pressure
Weakness: Hard Hands

Worn · OverBowl →

Slower · 86 kmhGood lengthOff-spinner

Off-Spinner

Dusty deck, finger spin. Loop it up, dip late, grip and turn back into the right-hander's pads.

Target: Top of off · Good length
Threat: LBW
Weakness: Front Pad Across

Slower · 82 kmhGood lengthGoogly / wrong'un

Par 6

Wrong'un

Back of the hand. Looks like the leggie — spins the other way. Bowled through the gate.

Target: Top of off · Good length
Threat: Bowled
Weakness: Hard Hands

Slower · 92 kmhFullArm ball

Arm Ball

Off-spinner's variation. Same action, seam upright — the ball holds its line and drifts with the arm.

Target: Middle stump · Full
Threat: LBW
Weakness: Plays Across Line

Slower · 86 kmhGood lengthOff-spinner

Off-Spin Over

Learn the shape. Six loopy off-spinners into the rough — land four on a good length outside off to break the batter.

Target: Top of off · Good length
Threat: Sustained pressure
Weakness: Chases Width

Dusty · OverBowl →

Slower · 84 kmhGood lengthGoogly / wrong'un

Wrong'un Trap

Set him up with the leggie shape, then rip the googly through the gate. Bowled — the classic wrist-spin sting.

Target: Middle stump · Good length
Threat: Bowled
Weakness: Hard Hands

Slower · 94 kmhFullArm ball

Arm-Ball Bluff

Same action as the off-spinner — but the seam holds. Batter plays for the turn, gets the arm ball. LBW.

Target: Middle stump · Full
Threat: LBW
Weakness: Plays Across Line