When Australia and Pakistan were playing a thrilling first Test, former captain Ricky Ponting, who was on the commentary panel, gave a tutorial on how to appreciate a batter’s point of view when facing elite bowlers. Ricky Ponting and Waqar Younis used illustrations to explain to batters how to read a delivery.
Ricky Ponting held a cricket ball and explained, in a visually appealing way, how a batter predicts the direction of the ball based on the seam position. He explored the skill of differentiating an outswinger from an inswinger and stressed the importance of seam alignment. Ponting further stressed the importance of the seam’s placement in determining the ball’s flight path and whether it veers towards the first or second slip.
The visual indicators a batter is focusing on. Thus, that’s how the seam usually appears when you load up at the peak of your bowling motion. The seam of an outswinger bowled to a right-hander would be directed towards the second or third slip. As soon as the batsman notices that, he knows that an outswinger is likely to occur, allowing him to react with a straighter shot, according to Ponting.
The seam would be slightly straighter, slanted more inward toward the location of the fine leg, and it would seam back in off the wicket if the straighter shot was going to be straighter or an attempted off-cutter, he continued.
This is Ricky Ponting’s batting tutorial on video:
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In Perth, Australia destroys Pakistan by a whopping 360 runs.
Australia defeated Pakistan by a commanding 360 runs in the first match of the series at Perth Stadium, thanks to a powerful performance. The tourists collapsed horribly, scoring just 89 runs, which is their fifth-lowest total in Test matches against Australia. Experienced off-spinner Nathan Lyon achieved a significant milestone as he claimed his 500th wicket in a Test match, which aided in Pakistan’s quick defeat.
Australia took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after easily defeating Pakistan in just 30.2 overs on the fourth day of play. Pakistan’s batting problems were on display as Saud Shakeel was the only player to score more than 15 runs in a miserable effort. In terms of runs, this loss is now Pakistan’s third-largest against Australia. The Pakistani team’s struggles in Australia are still ongoing; since their last victory in November 1995, they have lost 15 straight Test matches on Australian soil.
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