"line and length" or "lines and lengths"?

[godfrey]

For many, many years cricketers, commentators and cricketing journalists talked about bowlers bowling a good "line and length".

I noticed a change a number of years ago (with Australian TV commentators at least) where "line and length" was quite suddenly replaced by "lines and lengths".

I still cringe every time I hear "lines and lengths".

I'm sure it didn't suddenly become grammatically correct to say "lines and lengths" rather than "line and length".

Does it annoy anyone else or am I just gettting old and less tolerant?

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

If that's annoying you you need help mate!!!!

 

[jake the Snake]

get a life or a hobby or just get out a bit more....

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Lines and Length just doesn't sound right.

 

[TwasOnTheFifthOfMay]

I have never heard this. Is Shaun Connery doing commentaries now?

 

[godfrey]

Must be just the Aussie TV commentators, seems the English commentators have more sense.