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Batsmen such as Geoffrey Boycott, who play steadily and carefully, and bowlers such as the late Alec Bedser, who pitch every ball on a good length, can save and win matches.
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Batsmen are more concerned about scoring runs than protecting their wicket, and so there is less margin for error for the men in the field.
Powerplaying into trouble Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Batsmen play attacking shots all time, many of them unconventional or to balls you wouldn't expect them to be played to, and for that you routinely praise their unorthodox genius.
Cricket Commentary Veers off Target Richard Lord 2012
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Batsmen are now also governed to a great extent by their emotions – confidence is key and, unless you're biffing each and every delivery to the boundary, it will suffer.
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Batsmen going through a bad patch can often benefit from a spell away from the firing line, as England
A drop of indignity could help Alastair Cook regain his Test form 2010
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Batsmen like to score runs and if they can ' t they get edgy.
Swann on Song for England Jonathan Clegg 2010
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And in a Golden Age for Batsmen why honour a Kallis (or a Hayden for that matter) when there are so many more deserving candidates for immortality?
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Batsmen like lining you up, as you know, so the key is always to keep it basic.
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And in a Golden Age for Batsmen why honour a Kallis (or a Hayden for that matter) when there are so many more deserving candidates for immortality?
The Kallis Conundrum 2009
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Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said, "Batsmen have to be innovative and bowlers need to look for different options."
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