Quotes About Bowling

At that speed, batsmen are almost trying to premeditate where the ball will be - they feel like they don't have time to react or move. That's the difference between bowling in the mid-80s and the mid-90s.

I think the most complete performance has to be the spell I bowled in Bangladesh. In Fatullah. That was one heck of a spell. Bowled over a period of two days, maybe a bit more. That was a delight.

I am happy with my batting form. I have been bowling well, too, and have bowled long spells.

If there are three seamers, we don't need to be bowling long spells. Either way, it doesn't matter to me whether I am going to be bowling short or long spells.

With the spin bowling, it's about landing the ball in the right area enough, trying to build enough pressure, not let the batters get away.

It is always challenging bowling abroad - you don't get much spin, bounce. You do get bounce, but you don't get sideways spin. It is always drifting kind of spin you get.

The classical art of spin bowling, how you should bowl in Test match cricket, is disappearing.

Conditions dictate how much fast bowling you face compared to how much spin you face.

Bowling was my natural skill. I didn't know how I was doing it, but I was spinning it miles and bamboozling people.

You make a 2-10 split pretty often when you bowl as much as I do.

in reference to turkey bowling] He [Tommy] squinted and picked his target, then took his steps and sent the bird sliding down the aisle. A collective gasp rose from the crew as the fourteen-pound, self-basting, fresh-frozen projectile of wholesome savory goodness plowed into the soap bottles like a freight train into a chorus line of drunken grandmothers.

Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85 cents at the bowling alley.

Dotting teams up and bowling maidens back to back cannot be underestimated in Australian conditions because it gives you control of the game.

Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on Thursday night, and they were understanding what we were saying.

When you think of the great eight-wicket bowling figures in Test history, the names of Michael Holding, Shane Warne and Stuart Broad spring to mind.

In economics, 'competitiveness' does not describe Barack Obama's insistence on not only being president of the U.S. but also beating his staff at bowling.

I always try and emphasize on having specific net sessions on 'death bowling.' It is similar to length balls - the more you practice, the better you get at it.

I started the game, in the nets, I used to be a little sceptical. When I bowled, the balance of the ball was a lot different to the red ball.

I have no idea what it is about bowling. It's just a love I have for it. I can't even explain why. Bowling is just fun for me.

Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85¢ at the bowling alley.

I was a mod when I was a kid. I'd be in Italian pencil-leg trousers with those bowling shoes you wear outside and a Fred Perry polo shirt with a V-neck sweater. It was like an Essex uniform - a very specific look.

My day starts with the chanting of Gayatri Mantra and Om Namah Shivay. I chant them every time I bowl.

Is there a secret to bowling at the Waca? In a way the secret is that there is no secret. Like any ground in the world, it's all about feel.

I don't know what it is about fast bowling. I guess it's the ability to do something that nobody else can really do.