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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2021, 06:02:22 AM »
You don’t need to say anything to the batsman. e.g. Leave mid wicket/ cover/ backward point vacant and suggest to you Captain/ bowler in an understated way that it would have to be a serious/ risky shot to penetrate that area. Test their ego. Michael Vaughan did it to Australia in 2005 by having a sweeper on the leg and off boundaries so a Martyn/ Hayden etc had to settle for 1 instead of 4. It worked without words.
If you have to speak suggest to a team mate that his grip or stance looks odd ( batsmen sometimes take things like that to heart). Sometimes it is a simple as that and no one gets angry. Just my experience.
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« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2021, 06:07:03 AM »
Loudly instruct one of your fielders to move 40mm to his left (or right). Follow this up with an equally loud "Trust me!"

Repeat until desired effect has been achieved.
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« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2021, 06:45:10 AM »
Quote from: Hoover on April 30, 2021, 06:02:22 AM
You don’t need to say anything to the batsman. e.g. Leave mid wicket/ cover/ backward point vacant and suggest to you Captain/ bowler in an understated way that it would have to be a serious/ risky shot to penetrate that area. Test their ego. Michael Vaughan did it to Australia in 2005 by having a sweeper on the leg and off boundaries so a Martyn/ Hayden etc had to settle for 1 instead of 4. It worked without words.
If you have to speak suggest to a team mate that his grip or stance looks odd ( batsmen sometimes take things like that to heart). Sometimes it is a simple as that and no one gets angry. Just my experience.
Simply Excellent advice, thanks.
Normally I only have fielder deep straight mid wicket, to entice cross shots to square leg area.
Think I'll need to do that more often, to leave point etc vacant!
Yeah, v grip thing will make them think 😀😀!
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2021, 06:53:02 AM »
Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on April 30, 2021, 06:07:03 AM
Loudly instruct one of your fielders to move 40mm to his left (or right). Follow this up with an equally loud "Trust me!"

Repeat until desired effect has been achieved.
After every delivery, as well! 😎😀😀
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« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2021, 08:17:32 AM »
Alternatively, don't say anything unless you've got something clever or funny to say. It's immensely boring listening to variations on the clichés. The best 'sledging' is done to your own team.
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #20 on: April 30, 2021, 08:23:32 AM »
Quote from: Jimbo on April 30, 2021, 08:17:32 AM
Alternatively, don't say anything unless you've got something clever or funny to say. It's immensely boring listening to variations on the clichés. The best 'sledging' is done to your own team.
Exactly!
Guy backed off and hit me 4 backword square, teammate days, "what a dirty ball it was" 😎
Not bothering to realise it's in the middle of the over, building up pressure to your own bowler.
What cliche have you tried 🤔? I will stay away from them if they didn't work!
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #21 on: April 30, 2021, 08:29:05 AM »
I try to avoid clichés, there's no fun in "one wicket brings two", etc.

One of the funniest and most effective bits of chat I've ever seen was one of our student lads who rolled up his sleeves at silly point and spent three overs alternately flexing and letting the batsmen know they had a "free front row seat to the gun show" despite him having noodles for arms. We were all decking ourselves laughing and the batsmen both missed straight ones.
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #22 on: April 30, 2021, 08:36:34 AM »
Quote from: Jimbo on April 30, 2021, 08:29:05 AM
I try to avoid clichés, there's no fun in "one wicket brings two", etc.

One of the funniest and most effective bits of chat I've ever seen was one of our student lads who rolled up his sleeves at silly point and spent three overs alternately flexing and letting the batsmen know they had a "free front row seat to the gun show" despite him having noodles for arms. We were all decking ourselves laughing and the batsmen both missed straight ones.
Hahaha
I feel, silly mid off and short leg are one of the best option! Any day any time!
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #23 on: April 30, 2021, 09:22:50 AM »
Sledging is for twats.
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2021, 09:27:24 AM »
Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on April 30, 2021, 09:22:50 AM
Sledging is for twats.

Sledging the other team, yep agreed. "Sledging" your own teammates is all good in my book, largely because that's actually banter and not thinly veiled, idiotic personal abuse.
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2021, 09:43:24 AM »
Quote from: Jimbo on April 30, 2021, 09:27:24 AM
Sledging the other team, yep agreed. "Sledging" your own teammates is all good in my book, largely because that's actually banter and not thinly veiled, idiotic personal abuse.
Ya Man!
Total agreement on this!
Don't your teammates know better than this?
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #26 on: April 30, 2021, 09:45:50 AM »
By the way I'm not against Sledging! Especially that's directed towards me!
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #27 on: April 30, 2021, 09:57:43 AM »
I'm thinking of doing what hasn't been done before! I'll have net later today, will find out how good my offspin is atm and I'll share with you guys for your opinion.
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Re: Setting up the field...
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2021, 10:17:30 AM »
If you are having to ask on here what sledges work, I wouldn't even bother, because you lack the intelligence to come up with something creative yourself.  ;) @AJ2014
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