However, in one-day internationals a mandatory ball change is now enforced after 34 overs because the white titanium dioxide dye rubs off the leather.
From the day we met, he was Mr. Sets My Brain on Fire, then he evolved for a long, lovely spell into Mr. Makes Me Sing REO Speedwagon in the Shower, but there was always an undercurrent of Mr. You Are Seriously Pushing Your Luck Here, and I eventually found myself doing the ol' step-ball-change with Mr. Why Am I Banging My Head Against This Wall?
But on a high friction surface like clay, the ball will grip more and change the trajectory of the ball quite significantly.
Then came an exhilarating acceleration, with the next 42 scored off 29 balls, before Steyn made a stunning return with the mandatory change of ball after 34 overs.
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And, when skipper Murray Goodwin turned to left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, his four overs cost 30 runs, including a horrible full toss which Malan pulled out of the ground and into an adjoining garden for six, forcing the umpires to change the ball.
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That began to change when, the ball after Mascarenhas had Gambhir caught at short fine-leg, Yuvraj lofted the same bowler over the top for six.
The pair conceded 85 from six overs with the new ball before Trego came on as first change and immediately had Afzaal taken at long-off by Wes Durston.
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Leinster's opening try came immediately after Steyn's restart as D'Arcy's sidestep and offload sent Mike Ross on the change and Eoin Reddan's quick ball from the ruck allowed O'Brien to score under the posts.
"This pitch will not change and, given these conditions, the ball will keep swinging, " he insisted.
New York's identity, which underwent a significant change this season when the team moved to small-ball, might call for younger, more up-tempo personnel that excels at creating ample space on the court.
Again a change resulted in immediate success, Mohammad Rafique's first ball trapping Dravid, the captain infuriated with the decision as the ball appeared to drift down the leg-side.
After undisciplined performances from the top order in previous Tests - and whether or not galvanised to change tactics by Clarke - Watson and Hughes addressed the new ball with caution.
The home side were forced into a change early on when Steven Robb was injured trying to cross the ball, with Garry Brady replacing the left-sided player.
The game will even change your swing type based on how close you stand to the virtual ball.
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Sinclair and Mark Richardson survived the new ball burst from Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie, but the introduction of Kasprowicz as first change soon paid off for Australia.
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Felton and Jason Kidd both have been instrumental in getting Anthony the ball in a position from which he can instantly let it fly a considerable change from last season, when, until Jeremy Lin came along, the Knicks didn't have a player capable of doing so.
The idea is that he is one of the best passers Liverpool has, both in terms of range and accuracy, and this change would ideally keep him more involved and ensure he saw much more of the ball.
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Wilson was adjudged lbw but despite TV replays and the ball-tracking technology suggesting the decision should have been overturned, umpire Asoka de Silva refused to change his mind.
Coach Mike Woodson has been prone to let his ball-handlers go into the teeth of the defense when the offense goes awry, and he says a lineup change isn't in the offing.
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