reverse swing


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reverse swing

n
(Cricket) cricket a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball
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Australia pace bowler Nathan Bracken has apologised to England's bowlers after his comments that a mint had helped create their reverse swing bowling tactics.
Cricket: Bracken in reverse over mint 'joke
Simon jones has put his new found role as the king of reverse swing down to the dull Cardiff wickets he has become used to bowling on.
Cardiff factor key to Jones' success
Also, Jones can reverse swing, which is a magical skill.
Cricket: Jones can take his chance
Khan was instrumental in creating havoc with his reverse swing bowling, which resulted in the wickets of skipper Michael Clarke and Mitchell Marsh, who was the top scorer of the day for Australia with 87 on day 3.
Imran Khan attributes his success to domestic cricket and Waqar Younis
According to Sport24, Harris said that Warner's comments were correctly dealt with as they were wrong and admitted that South Africa was simply better at getting the ball to reverse swing than them.
Harris says Oz distanced itself from Warner's 'ball tampering by De Villiers' comments
Experts feel reverse swing exponents & part-time bowlers could prove crucial
Batsmen will find it tough on slow wickets
"The wickets are going to be different and it will be interesting to see if they go with spinning wickets - which will bring our reverse swing into play," said the Zimbabwe-born coach.
Cricket: Experience of Warne will hand England assurance
The superb reverse swing of England's pace bowlers was a contributory factor to Australia's defeat.
Cricket: Jones hits back over Bracken's 'suck it and see' criticism
Simon jones is relishing his role as the new king of reverse swing as England attempt to build on their impressive performances to claim a key advantage in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.
Jones happy to be king of the swingers for England
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia had one main training session to make amends before the three-Test series decider starts on Saturday and worked a lot with old balls that had been scratched to promote reverse swing.
Oz engaged in 'ball tampering' during training to improve 'reverse swing' before Newlands Test
Most of the fast bowlers got reverse swing, but his line and length was the key.
Mohammad Shami a disciplined bowler, Dhoni says
" We said that reverse swing was going to be key on these pitches.
Viru still hopeful of fightback
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