ICC to change bowling rules again (pigs arse).

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AARON BIRD REPORTED UNDER CRICKET AUSTRALIA DOUBTFUL BOWLING ACTION PROCEDURES

Cricket Australia today announced that New South Wales bowler Aaron Bird has been reported under the Cricket Australia Doubtful Bowling Action Procedures.

Aaron was mentioned by the match umpires following the Ford Ranger Cup matches between Queensland and New South Wales on 18 October and South Australia and New South Wales on 22 October, and the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Final played between New South Wales and Victoria on 24 January, as displaying a doubtful bowling action with some of his deliveries.

Under the Cricket Australia Doubtful Bowling Action Procedures, any bowler who is mentioned by three different umpires in the same season is reported.

Within 21 days of being notified of a report, a bowler must make himself available to undergo an analysis of his bowling action at the Australian Institute of Sport biomechanics laboratory in Canberra. An assessment report, stating whether his action is legal, will be sent to Cricket Australia within 14 days of the completion of the testing.

The player is still eligible for selection in his state team until this report is received.

If the player is found to have displayed an illegal action, he will be suspended from interstate competitions until he is able to complete a biomechanical analysis that demonstrates his action is legal, but no earlier than 90 days after the date a suspension commences.

The player has the right to appeal against the findings in the biomechanical assessment report.

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He would have been reported before, surely? He looked suspect even in the 2006 ING cup final.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Seems Australia is still the only country serious about dubious bowling actions.

[gadj1976]

Seems Australia is still the only country serious about dubious bowling actions.

Agree Hawk. Botha should've been cited.

[Lightning McQueen]

Seems Australia is still the only country serious about dubious bowling actions.

Agree Hawk. Botha should've been cited.

He is as suss as they come, the cameramen/ commentators replay his action repeatedly and don't comment on the bent arm, I tink that they are just trying to expose it as much as possible.

IMO, I think that the main focus on "chucking" is to stop bowlers gaining extra speed, I can't really see how you can improve and spinning technique via a bent arm. Having said that, the rule is in place and should be monitored closer.

This leaving the crease before the bowler releases it is utter garbage too. I was umpiring a final a couple of years ago in my local comp, one player continually kept leaving his crease too early, not being a regular umpire, I was a little hazy on the new laws of it. I told the batsman to stop it beacause it was annoying the hell out of me and the game was becoming heated over it. When a wicket fell, I said to the bowler "Just don't release the ball, refuse to bowl it if he continues, the game will come to a halt and his captain would then have to address it".

It worked.

[Zorro]

Seems Australia is still the only country serious about dubious bowling actions.

Agree Hawk. Botha should've been cited.

He is as suss as they come, the cameramen/ commentators replay his action repeatedly and don't comment on the bent arm, I tink that they are just trying to expose it as much as possible.

IMO, I think that the main focus on "chucking" is to stop bowlers gaining extra speed, I can't really see how you can improve and spinning technique via a bent arm. Having said that, the rule is in place and should be monitored closer.

This leaving the crease before the bowler releases it is utter garbage too. I was umpiring a final a couple of years ago in my local comp, one player continually kept leaving his crease too early, not being a regular umpire, I was a little hazy on the new laws of it. I told the batsman to stop it beacause it was annoying the hell out of me and the game was becoming heated over it. When a wicket fell, I said to the bowler "Just don't release the ball, refuse to bowl it if he continues, the game will come to a halt and his captain would then have to address it".

It worked.

I think Murali has proved that a bent arm can help.....

[Lightning McQueen]

Seems Australia is still the only country serious about dubious bowling actions.

Agree Hawk. Botha should've been cited.

He is as suss as they come, the cameramen/ commentators replay his action repeatedly and don't comment on the bent arm, I tink that they are just trying to expose it as much as possible.

IMO, I think that the main focus on "chucking" is to stop bowlers gaining extra speed, I can't really see how you can improve and spinning technique via a bent arm. Having said that, the rule is in place and should be monitored closer.

This leaving the crease before the bowler releases it is utter garbage too. I was umpiring a final a couple of years ago in my local comp, one player continually kept leaving his crease too early, not being a regular umpire, I was a little hazy on the new laws of it. I told the batsman to stop it beacause it was annoying the hell out of me and the game was becoming heated over it. When a wicket fell, I said to the bowler "Just don't release the ball, refuse to bowl it if he continues, the game will come to a halt and his captain would then have to address it".

It worked.

I think Murali has proved that a bent arm can help.....

I think having double-jointed wrists give him the added edge, I seen on ninemsn news this morning a kid born with 12 fingers, imagine the extra turn he'll be able to come up with. They wouldn't be allowed to discriminate and not let them play cricket.