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Pitching Outside leg, hit outside of off.....

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f***ing shite rules IMO. To me, if it's hitting the leg before the wicket, what should it matter?

And I'm a batsman.
 

brandon said:
You knar what I mean!!

It's stupid how pitching outside leg or hitting outside off cannot be given out if it was going to hit the stumps.
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Couldn't resist.

Pitching out side leg is an essential rule IMO, change and there's nothing to stop quicks going round the wicket and aiming for the legs.
 
Steak Pie said:
Couldn't resist.

Pitching out side leg is an essential rule IMO, change and there's nothing to stop quicks going round the wicket and aiming for the legs.
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Surely all it would take would be for a batsman to take a guard on leg stump. Just think there's far too many things in batters favour.... Often get told its a batsman's game.
 
brandon said:
Surely all it would take would be for a batsman to take a guard on leg stump. Just think there's far too many things in batters favour.... Often get told its a batsman's game.
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Just imagine someone like Malinga coming round and going wide, you'd have to take guard about a foot outside of leg stump.
 
Steak Pie said:
Just imagine someone like Malinga coming round and going wide, you'd have to take guard about a foot outside of leg stump.
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Aye, maybe. Still though, one or two exceptions but in the main I think it'd make a more exciting contest between bat and ball.
 
chunkylover53 said:
I'm with the OP here. If it's going to hit, then the batsman is blocking using something other than his bat. And it should be out.
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Where exactly is he supposed to keep his legs, except on the leg side? The bowler knows they're there before he lets go of the ball. That's why you can be out padding up outside off stump, it's a deliberate action.

However you should be out after a nick if the ball would still have hit the stumps but your pad is in the way. In return, bat pad catches maybe shouldn't count.
 
TwasOnTheFifthOfMay said:
Where exactly is he supposed to keep his legs, except on the leg side? The bowler knows they're there before he lets go of the ball. That's why you can be out padding up outside off stump, it's a deliberate action.

However you should be out after a nick if the ball would still have hit the stumps but your pad is in the way. In return, bat pad catches maybe shouldn't count.
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Assume this is a whooosh!
 
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